in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

English

Etymology

From Latin in regione caecorum rex est luscus, credited to Desiderius Erasmus's Adagia (1500).

Proverb

in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

1. Among others with a disadvantage or disability, the one with the mildest disadvantage or disability is regarded as the greatest.
2. Even someone without much talent or ability is considered special by those with no talent or ability at all.

Translations

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蜀中无大将，廖化作先锋 (cmn)

• Czech: mezi slepými je jednooký králem (cs)
• Dutch: in het land der blinden is eenoog koning
• French: au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois
• German: Unter den Blinden ist der Einäugige König (de)
• Greek: στη χώρα των τυφλών ο μονόφθαλμος είναι βασιλιάς (el) (sti chóra ton tyflón o monófthalmos eínai vasiliás)
• Hebrew: בממלכת העיוורים שתום העין הוא מלך (he)
• Hungarian: vakok között félszemű a kirány (hu)
• Japanese: 鳥なき里の蝙蝠 (ja) (tori naki sato no kōmori, "bat of a birdless village")

• Latin: In regione caecorum rex est luscus.
• Norwegian: i de blindes land er den énøyde konge (no)
• Polish: w kraju ślepców jednooki jest królem (pl) n
• Portuguese: na terra dos cegos quem tem um olho é rei (pt)
• Romanian: în țara orbilor și chiorul e împărat (ro)
• Russian: в стране слепых одноглазый — король
• Serbian: у земљи слепих, ћорави су краљеви
• Spanish: en el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey
• Swedish: i de blindas land är den enögde kung (sv)
• Turkish: Körler ülkesinde tek gözü olan kral olur. (tr)
• Vietnamese: Thằng chột làm vua xứ mù (vi)

External links

• [[q:Desiderius Erasmus|]] on Wikiquote.Wikiquote:Desiderius Erasmus