An ass in Germany is a professor in Rome.
More German Proverbs:
Marrying is easy, but housekeeping is hard.German
Truth finds no asylum.
German
Even a hair casts its shadow.
German
He who has once burnt his mouth always blows his soup.
German
Spend not, where you may save; spare not, where you must spend.
German
Not every land has all at hand.
German