Hunger is the best cook, but he has nothing to eat.
More German Proverbs:
A danger foreseen is half avoided.German
Who refuses to submit to justice, must not complain of oppression.
German
People show their character by what they laugh at.
German
He who brings, is welcome.
German
Where there are too many workmen, there is little work.
German
He who envies, suffers.
German