Mules make a great fuss about their ancestors having been donkeys.
More German Proverbs:
A good speaker makes a good liar.German
When God means to punish a nation, He deprives its rulers of wisdom.
German
He who starts singing too high will never finish the song.
German
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German
No one can complain of the sea who twice suffers shipwreck.
German
Where there are too many workmen, there is little work.
German