An ounce of mother-wit is worth a pound of school-wit.
More German Proverbs:
Every one thinks that all the bells echo his own thoughts.German
No pride like that of an enriched beggar.
German
Who threatens, warns.
German
We know what we have, but not what we shall get.
German
The sun will shine into our yard too.
German
The acre of laziness is full of thistles.
German