An egg is an egg, said the beadle, but he took the goose-egg.
More German Proverbs:
Good thongs may be cut out of other people's hides.German
It is bad baking without flour and water.
German
Love can turn a cottage into a golden palace.
German
He who pitches too high won't get through his song.
German
What comes from the heart, goes to the heart.
German
He who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
German