Be as you would seem to be.
More German Proverbs:
One may see through a wall, if there's a hole in it.German
When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
German
When an old man marries, death laughs.
German
Greedy fowk hae long arms.
German
He who is the judge between two friends loses one of them.
German
Amendment is repentance.
German