Love your neighbour, but don’t pull down the fence.
More German Proverbs:
What little Jack does not learn, big John will never.German
Where the hedge is lowest, the devil leaps over.
German
Time chases love away and love chases the time away.
German
What harm is there in a good word? It costs nothing.
German
After Christmas comes Lent.
German
It is more painful to do nothing than something.
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