Common fame is seldom to blame.
More German Proverbs:
Tis either a hare or a brake-bush.German
Were he to throw a groat on the roof, it would come down a dollar.
German
LA loaded wagon creaks; an empty one rattles.
German
If you don't make mistakes you don't make anything.
German
When the wine runs to waste in the cellar, he mends the cask.
German
Learned fools are the greatest fools.
German