With one foot in the grave.
More German Proverbs:
Where honour grows a span, folly grows an ell.German
He who praises in praesentia, and abuses in absentia, have with him pestilentia.
German
Let the devil get into the church, and he will mount the altar.
German
A bold onset is half the battle.
German
So many men, so many opinions.
German
Long choosing and cheapening ends in buying nothing, or bad wares.
German