Success has many fathers.
More German Proverbs:
As the mistress, so the maid.German
The fun is in the search, not the finding.
German
Where there's muck there's brass.
German
The sick man is vexed with the flies on the wall.
German
A truth that comes too early or too late is just like a lie.
German
He who lends to the poor gets his interest from God.
German