Though you seat the frog on a golden stool, he’ll soon jump off again into the pool.
More German Proverbs:
As won, so spent.German
New laws, new roguery.
German
Pigeons are taken when crows fly at pleasure.
German
Not every land has all at hand.
German
All the fruit is not found in just one field.
German
The man in the moon stole the wood.
German