O foolish world, why are you scratching around in the dark?
More German Proverbs:
To a quick ear half a word.German
Every clown can find fault, though it would puzzle him to do better.
German
God gives the nuts, but He does not crack them.
German
When an old man marries, death laughs.
German
Scratch a Russian and you find a Tartar.
German
Good thongs may be cut out of other people's hides.
German