The eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people.
More German Proverbs:
Better badly mounted than proud on foot.German
We do in haste what we repent at leisure.
German
Drink makes you forget your sorrow; but only, alas, until tomorrow.
German
Fools must not be set on eggs.
German
Between the anvil and the hammer.
German
Where Nature stops folly begins.
German