What harm is there in a good word? It costs nothing.
More German Proverbs:
With great pleasure, says the boor, when he must.German
We beat the sack and mean the miller.
German
Care brings on grey hairs, and age without years.
German
It is hard to catch birds with an empty hand.
German
Both legs in the stocks or only one, 'tis all the same.
German
He who sleeps in a silver bed has golden dreams.
German