Better a lean peace than a fat victory.
More German Proverbs:
The wood has ears, the field has eyes.German
It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.
German
There's nowt so queer as folk.
German
To call war the soil of courage and virtue is like calling debauchery the soil of love.
German
One enemy can harm you more than a hundred friends can do you good.
German
He who fain would marry, in choice should not tarry.
German