When you sweep stairs, start at the top.
More German Proverbs:
He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind.German
Enough is better than a sackful.
German
He who is always drinking and stuffing, will in time become a ragamuffin.
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He that has lost his credit is dead to the world.
German
Do what thou doest.
German
We do not walk on our legs, but on our will.
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