Flatterers are cats that lick before and scratch behind.
More German Proverbs:
Better a good hanging than a bad marriage.German
Love, fire, a cough, the itch, and gout are not to be concealed.
German
He who does not want to lend loses friends; he who lends gains enemies.
German
A teacher is better than two books.
German
A fence lasts three years, a dog lasts three fences, a horse three dogs, and a man three horses.
German
It is not good to be the poet of a village.
German