When the fox wants to catch geese, he wags his tail.
More German Proverbs:
Everyone wipes his feet on poverty.German
Nought needs no hiding-place.
German
It is easier to descend than ascend.
German
Count not your chickens before they are hatched.
German
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
German
Take care of your plough, and your plough will take care of you.
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