‘Tis too late to spare, when the bottom is bare.
More German Proverbs:
When a dove begins to associate with crows its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.German
Who mocks his chains will not be free.
German
With patience and time the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
German
If you want to live long, be healthy and fat, drink like a dog and eat like a cat.
German
If wood-hewing were an order, there would be fewer monks.
German
Let not thy right hand know what thy left hand doeth.
German