Truth is for the ears what smoke is for the eyes and vinegar for the tongue.
More German Proverbs:
Drunk sweetly, paid sourly.German
More is done with words than with hands.
German
O what we must suffer for the sake of God's church! said the abbot, when the roast fowl burned his fingers.
German
Silks and satins put out the kitchen fire.
German
Singed cats live long.
German
Half a house is half a hell.
German