Women and wine, game and deceit, Make the wealth small and the wants great.
More German Proverbs:
They quarrel about an egg and let the hen fly.German
No one can guard against treachery.
German
A hug a day keeps the demons at bay.
German
The beginning hot, the middle lukewarm, the end cold.
German
One beats the bush, and another catches the bird.
German
The handsomest snuffs the candle.
German