I would rather have a dog my friend than enemy.
More German Proverbs:
If there be a hell, Rome is built over it.German
He that would cheat a Jew, must be a Jew.
German
As a thing is used, so it brightens.
German
With patience and time the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
German
When the pear is ripe, it falls.
German
When the root is worthless, so is the tree.
German