The pitcher goes so often to the well, that it gets broken at last.
More German Proverbs:
Better half an egg than empty shells.German
Make the best of a bad bargain.
German
Take the world as it is, not as it ought to be.
German
Gold lies deep in the mountain, dirt on the highway.
German
So many countries, so many customs.
German
A good soldier has only three things to think about; the king, God, and nothing.
German