Honesty makes you rich, but she works slowly.
More German Proverbs:
He that has no head, need no hat.German
Who cannot fight, wins nought by right.
German
If you have no money, turn placeman! as the court fool said to his sovereign.
German
He who makes himself nothing, is nothing.
German
Honesty lasts longest.
German
He who has no shoes dances in his socks.
German