To change and change for the better are two different things.
More German Proverbs:
To remain young while growing old is the highest blessing.German
A close mouth and open eyes never did any one harm.
German
Never fell oak at the very first stroke.
German
Priests should not prate out of the confessional.
German
Safe over the bridge, one laughs at St. Nepomuck.
German
There the hedge is lowest, men leap over.
German