The higher the bell is hung, the shriller it sounds.
More German Proverbs:
Don't fly till your wings are feathered.German
As fortune is sought, so it is found.
German
A blind man swallows many a fly.
German
Begin to weave and God will give the thread.
German
He who does not open his eyes must open his purse.
German
The belly is a bad adviser.
German