A good trade will carry farther than a thousand florins.
More German Proverbs:
The hasty man was never a traitor.German
Between the hand and the lip the soup may be spilt.
German
Old age is a disease that you die from.
German
The dog that starts the hare is as good as the one that catches it.
German
Great men's vices are accounted sacred.
German
Never trust to another what you should do yourself.
German