If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, strike hard.
More German Proverbs:
Better play at small game than stand out.German
Riches cause arrogance; poverty, meekness.
German
Who's the man that was never fooled by a woman.
German
Old birds are hard to pluck.
German
Dreams are froth.
German
Few laws, good nations.
German