When silent men speak they speak to the purpose.
More German Proverbs:
The devil is never so black as he is painted.German
Four eyes see more than two.
German
He who listens to a proposition is already half sold.
German
Many look with one eye at what they give, but with seven at what they receive.
German
Saint Martin was an easy man, he loved to drink Cerevisiam; and when he'd no Pecuniam, he left in pledge his Tunicam.
German
Better a patch than a hole.
German