“I have” is a better bird than “If I had.”
More German Proverbs:
He whose mistress squints, says the ogles.German
He that has good legs, has often bad boots.
German
As the mistress, so the maid.
German
Who honours not age, is unworthy of it.
German
A woman's work is never done.
German
He that sits among reeds, cuts pipes when he pleases.
German