To advise is easier than to help.
More German Proverbs:
As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.German
Tis either a hare or a brake-bush.
German
Who carries doubtful people to his house, will doubtless from his carriage something lose.
German
The higher the monkey climbs the more he shows his tail.
German
Charity sees the need, not the cause.
German
What man has made, man can destroy.
German