Fair words don’t fill the pocket.
More German Proverbs:
The king of the dreamers lies in the hospital.German
Everyone wipes his feet on poverty.
German
A tear bedews my Delia's eye, From morn till dewy eve; But if you ask the reason why, She can't tell, I believe.
German
The ass carries corn to the mill, and gets thistles.
German
Talking is easier than doing, and promising than performing.
German
Cowards have no luck.
German