Set a beggar on horseback, and he’ll ride to the Devil.
More German Proverbs:
They who eat cherries with the great, are like to have the stones and stalks flung in their face.German
Keep well with your neighbours, whether right or wrong.
German
A promise is a debt.
German
The dog returns to its vomit.
German
Time, wine, women, and fortune, are ever changing.
German
As good be an addled egg as an idle bird.
German