A donkey in Saxony is a professor in Rome.
More German Proverbs:
High houses are mostly empty in the upper story.German
No one is either rich or poor who has not helped himself to be so.
German
Singers, lovers, and poets are privileged liars.
German
Bought wisdom is best.
German
Locks and keys are not made for honest fingers.
German
He is a bad workman who cannot talk of work.
German