Every one counts for as much as he has.
More German Proverbs:
Who stands bail for someone is being teased by the devil.German
Let the devil get into the church, and he will mount the altar.
German
God gives the nuts, but He does not crack them.
German
He is lucky who forgets what cannot be mended.
German
He laughs ill that laughs himself to death.
German
Great men's vices are accounted sacred.
German