Keep within compass and you may be sure that you will not suffer what others endure.
More German Proverbs:
Many a one threatens, while he quakes for fear.German
The treason is loved, the traitor hated.
German
There are no bad beers; some kinds are better than others.
German
Who is ell seated should not budge.
German
Ox, keep to your grass.
German
You cannot make a sieve of an ass's tail.
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