A necessary lie is harmless.
More German Proverbs:
He who forces love when none is found, remains a fool the whole year round.German
The beggar's bag is bottomless.
German
Patience is often better than medicine.
German
The wise person has long ears and a short tongue.
German
The wise person has long ears and a short tongue.
German
There is nothing for which the boors pray so much to God as that the horses of the squirearchy may not die, for otherwise they would ride the boors with spurs.
German