German Proverbs - page 27

Open hand makes open hand. (German Proverb)
Piety, prudence, wit, and civility, are the elements of true nobility. View proverb
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Pigeons are taken when crows fly at pleasure. View proverb
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Pilgrims seldom come home saints. View proverb
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Pills must be bolted, not chewed. View proverb
German Proverb
Politeness travels on short fares. View proverb
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Pray as though no work could help, and work as though no prayer could help. View proverb
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Promises don't fill the belly. View proverb
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Proverbs are like butterflies; some are caught and some fly away. View proverb
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Put out the fire betimes, ere it reach the roof. View proverb
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Put the light out, and all women are alike. (German Proverb)
Raise no more devils than you can lay. View proverb
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Repentance is the heart's medicine. View proverb
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Rest comes from unrest, and unrest from rest. View proverb
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Scratch a lover and find an enemy. View proverb
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Scratching and borrowing do well enough, but not for long. View proverb
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Self is the man. View proverb
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Self-done, is soon done. View proverb
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature. View proverb
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She is fond of him–on the side where the pocket hangs. View proverb
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Solitude is the nurse of wisdom. (German Proverb)
Something to everyone is good division. View proverb
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Speak, that I may see thee. View proverb
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Spending your money with many a guest, empties the kitchen, the cellar and chest. View proverb
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Such a beginning, such an end. View proverb
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