Drink upon salad costs the doctor a ducat; drink upon eggs costs him two.
More German Proverbs:
Having is haying, come whence it may.German
Revenge in cold blood is the devil's own act and deed.
German
A hedge between keeps a friendship green.
German
Self is the man.
German
The beginning hot, the middle lukewarm, the end cold.
German
He who cannot help, may hinder.
German