The more you stir the mire, the more it stinks.
More German Proverbs:
The debts go to the next heir.German
He who makes himself nothing, is nothing.
German
Many who build castles in the air cannot build a hut on earth.
German
Ragged colts make the handsomest stallions.
German
No pains, no gains.
German
Mother, I must have a husband, or I shall set fire to the house.
German