Both legs in the stocks or only one, ’tis all the same.
More German Proverbs:
New doctor, new churchyard.German
A lovelorn cook oversalts the porridge.
German
When a man is down, everybody runs over him.
German
He who has left a rogue behind him, has made a good day's journey.
German
Rich people are everywhere at home.
German
What you have, hold.
German