If I am to be drowned, it shall be in clean water.
More German Proverbs:
God gives, but man must open his hand.German
Forgive thyself nothing and others much.
German
Where the lion's skin falls short, borrow of the fox.
German
Fools grow without watering.
German
The acre of laziness is full of thistles.
German
When the sack is full, it pricks up its ears.
German