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As a Flemish person, it's surprising to do how some of these still have variations in use today.

And it's disappointing how little I can find about these in Dutch.

Well, “Flemish” is also a secondary name for South Dutch. It’s a very interesting collection, I kind of wish some were included in the “Canon van Vlaanderen”.

Which ones are still in use? Do they have origins as Flemish proverbs or older? E.g., "blind leading the blind" reminds me of Matthew 15:14.

Shooting all your bolts (all uw pijlen verschieten) is still very commonly used. Knocking at a deaf man's door (aan dovemans deur kloppen) is still somewhat used, and variations like "for a deaf man's ears" (voor dovemans oren) is still common.

Im also pretty sure I've heard dialect versions of the salesman one and the arsehole ones.

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