With nice appearance people want to be deceived.
More German Proverbs:
He must have keen eyes that would know a maid at sight.German
What greater crime than loss of time?
German
Rejoiced in youth, repented in age.
German
There's no making apples of plums.
German
Who talks a lot at the table will leave it hungry.
German
The fingers of the housewife do more than a yoke of oxen.
German