Two in distress makes sorrow the less.
More German Proverbs:
Let not thy right hand know what thy left hand doeth.German
Who comes first, grinds first.
German
Nought is never in danger.
German
As fast as laws are devised, their evasion is contrived.
German
As a tree falls, so shall it lie.
German
Two cats and one mouse, two women in one house, two dogs to one bone, will not agree long.
German