The bridge between joy and sorrow is not long.
More German Proverbs:
Hurry no man's cattle.German
Peacock, look at your legs.
German
He who cheats a cheat and robs a thief, earns a dispensation for 100 years.
German
He who travels with hope, has poverty for his coachman.
German
He that finds fault wants to buy.
German
The higher the bell is hung, the shriller it sounds.
German