Many take by the bushel, and give with the spoon.
More German Proverbs:
Thrift is a great revenue.German
Habit is the intelligence of the crowd.
German
Betwixt two stools the doup fas down.
German
They are not all hunters who blow horns.
German
Priests bless themselves first.
German
He who will have eggs, must bear with the cackling.
German