The gold of the new world has ruined the old one.
More German Proverbs:
What belongs to the ravens is never drowned.German
When fortune knocks, open the door.
German
The cow does not lick a strange calf.
German
When the word is out, it belongs to another.
German
A good trade will carry farther than a thousand florins.
German
Too much luck is bad luck.
German