Great trees give more shade than fruit.
More German Proverbs:
A glutton young, a beggar old.German
One must plough with the horses he has.
German
Count not your chickens before they are hatched.
German
What Manchester says today, the rest of England says tomorrow.
German
The rich have medicines the poor have health.
German
If you have a good friend, you don't need a mirror.
German