As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.
More German Proverbs:
Beware of laughing hosts and weeping priests.German
The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit.
German
Many hands make quick work.
German
Those that rule must hear and be deaf, must see and be blind.
German
He who puts his nose in a turd does not know what he is smelling.
German
"I have" is a better bird than "If I had."
German