All freight lightens, said the skipper, when he threw his wife overboard.
More German Proverbs:
As the tree, so the fruit.German
Fancy requires much, necessity but little.
German
Opportunity only knocks once.
German
The Hungarian is far too lazy to be bored.
German
A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree, the more you beat them the better they be.
German
It is bad baking without flour and water.
German