German Proverbs - page 12

By night all cats are grey. (German Proverb)
A good meal is worth hanging for. View proverb
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Don't reckon without your host. View proverb
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Between wrangling and disputing truth is lost. View proverb
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Common fame is seldom to blame. View proverb
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Betwixt two stools the doup fas down. View proverb
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Dear physic always does good, if not to the patient, at least to the apothecary. View proverb
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Asses sing badly, because they pitch their voices too high. View proverb
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Apes remain apes, though you cloth them in velvet. View proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. View proverb
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Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them. (German Proverb)
If I am seen, I am joking; if I am not seen, I steal. View proverb
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He who wipes the child's nose, means to kiss the mother's cheek. View proverb
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Everyone must pay his debt to nature. View proverb
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Don't divide the spoil before the victory is won. View proverb
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Between a woman's "Yes” and "No” there is no room for the point of a needle. View proverb
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As good be an addled egg as an idle bird. View proverb
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If fools were to eat no bread, corn would be cheap. View proverb
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Everyone is glad to see a knave caught in his own trap. View proverb
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All wooers are rich, and all captives poor. View proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit. (German Proverb)
If the wolf would cease his running, the people would cease their shouting. View proverb
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Old birds are hard to pluck. View proverb
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Princes have long hands and many ears. View proverb
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The cow gives milk through her mouth. View proverb
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