When the lords come out of the council-house, they are wiser than when they went in.
More German Proverbs:
What goes up must come down.German
What goes up must come down.
German
If the servant grows rich and the master poor, they are both good for nothing.
German
Dumb dogs and still water are dangerous.
German
The office teaches the man.
German
It is bad preaching to deaf ears.
German