A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
More German Proverbs:
Short hair is soon brushed.German
An old error is always more popular than a new truth.
German
Better an honest enemy than a false friend.
German
The wind keeps not always in one quarter.
German
Hares are caught with hounds, fools with praise, and women with gold.
German
The middle path is the safe path.
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