When the word is out, it belongs to another.
More German Proverbs:
Coffee and love are best when they are hot.German
A lawyer and a cartwheel must be well greased.
German
Weapons, women, and locks must be guarded at all times.
German
Good faith stole the cow.
German
Priests even smile pleasantly on young women.
German
If you heat an empty pot it bursts.
German