German Proverbs (2067 Proverbs)
- Ambition and fleas jump high.
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- Every lion has to defend himself against flies.
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- He who tickles himself, laughs when he likes.
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- Jealousy is a pain that seeks what caused it.
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- Nothing looks so like a man of sense as a fool who holds his tongue.
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- The best brewer sometimes makes bad beer.
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- To change and to do better are two different things.
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- When wealth is lost, nothing is lost. when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost. .
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- An ass in Germany is a professor in Rome.
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- Everybody is the architect of his own fortune.
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- He who would eat in Spain must bring his kitchen along.
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- Jealousy is a pain which eagerly seeks what causes pain.
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- Nowhere are there more hiding places than in the heart.
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- The bridge between joy and sorrow is not long. Confidence begets confidence.
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- To change and to improve are two different things.
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- When you sweep stairs, start at the top.
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- An enemy that is surprised is already half-defeated.
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- Everybody knows good counsel except him who has need of it.
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- Hobby horses are more expensive than Arabian stallions.
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- Kissing don't last but cooking do.
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- One hand washes the other.
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- The devil makes work for idle hands.
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- To-day must borrow nothing of to-morrows.
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- Who does nothing can do nothing wrong.
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- An old lie is often more popular than a new truth.
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- Everyone's companion is no one's friend.
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- How many daily read the Word, and yet from vice are not deterred.
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- Learned fools exceed all fools.
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- One scabbed sheep will infect a whole flock.
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- The heaviest baggage for a traveller is an empty purse.
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- Too clever is dumb.
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- Who hunts two hares together catches neither.
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- Appearances are deceptive.
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- Fair flowers to not remain long by the wayside.
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- I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.
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- Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land.
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- Practice not your art, and it will soon depart.
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- The higher the monkey goes the more he shows his tail.
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- Trust no one till you have eaten a bushel of salt with him.
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- Who is not ashamed doubles his sins.
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- A dream grants what one covets when awake.
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- Avarice hoards itself poor; charity gives itself rich.
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- Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head.
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- I would rather have a dog as a friend than an enemy.
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- Love your neighbor, but keep your fence.
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- Praise a fine day at night.
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- The person who has no enemies also has no friends.
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- Truth has a handsome countenance but torn garments.
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- Whoever has bitten a sour apple will enjoy a sweet one all the more.
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- A foreign language is more easily learned in the kitchen than at school.
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- Better a lean agreement than a fat lawsuit.
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- Folks say there is a lack of four sorts of people on earth: of priests, else one would not have six or seven benefices; of gentleman, else every boor would not want to be a squire; of whores, else married women and nuns would not carry on the trade; of Je
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- If I cannot move the powers above, Acheron itself shall be appealed to.
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- Love your neighbour, but don't pull down the fence.
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- Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.
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- The road to ruin is paved with good intentions.
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- Truth that is poorly timed is as bad as a lie.
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- Words are dwarfs, but examples are giants.
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- A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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- Blaming is easy; doing better is more difficult.
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- Fools build houses, wise men buy them.
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- If you put out another's candle, you also will be in the dark.
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- Loving and singing are two things that should not be forced.
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- Schnapps is schnapps and business is business.
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- The unrighteous penny consumes the righteous dollar.
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- What good is it to run when you are on the wrong road?
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- Words are like bees, they have honey and a sting.
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- A lawyer and a cart-wheel must be greased.
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- Choose thy love. Love thy choice.
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- Great speakers are usually liars.
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- If you want to be strong, conquer yourself.
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- Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him.
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- Set a beggar on horseback, and he 'll out ride the Devil.
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- The worst wheel creaks most.
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- Whatever is to be a nettle, burns early.
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- You cannot make a silk purse of a sow's ear.
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- A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.
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- Constant dropping wears the stone.
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- Great things are done more through courage than through wisdom.
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- If you want to perform a good jump, sometimes you need to start by taking a step back.
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