Better an honest enemy than a false friend.
More German Proverbs:
Fir and water are good servants, but bad masters.German
Maids say nay, and take.
German
No diadem can cure a headache.
German
What's of no use is too dear at a gift.
German
Every hare may pluck the dead lion's mane.
German
Nothing looks more like a man of sense than a fool who holds his tongue.
German