Better one-eyed than stone blind.
More German Proverbs:
You cannot make a sieve of an ass's tail.German
Windmills are not driven by bellows.
German
He struck at Tib, but down fell Tim.
German
With patience and time the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
German
Who loves not women, wine, and song, remains a fool his whole life long.
German
Give up the smallest part of a secret, and the rest is no longer in your power.
German