A prince without ears to listen has no head to govern.
More German Proverbs:
Borrowing does well only once.German
One foe is too many, and a hundred friends are too few.
German
There's no making apples of plums.
German
The end of wrath is the beginning of repentance.
German
Except for the night, we could never know the stars.
German
Tis one beggar's woe, to see another by the door go.
German