Nothing so bad as not to be good for something.
More German Proverbs:
Nothing weighs lighter than a promise.German
Who refuses to submit to justice, must not complain of oppression.
German
Who bathes his hands in blood will have to wash them with tears.
German
Tis one beggar's woe, to see another by the door go.
German
What is not taken by the Church is taken by the Exchequer.
German
Both legs in the stocks or only one, 'tis all the same.
German