German Proverbs - page 69

Services unrequired go unrequited. (German Proverb)
Sickly body, sickly mind. View proverb
German Proverb
Silks and satins put out the kitchen fire. View proverb
German Proverb
Singers, lovers, and poets are privileged liars. View proverb
German Proverb
Small profits are often, are better than large profits and seldom. View proverb
German Proverb
So it goes in the world: one has the purse, the other has the gold. View proverb
German Proverb
Speedy rise, speedy fall. View proverb
German Proverb
Straying shepherd, straying sheep. View proverb
German Proverb
Stretch your legs according to your coverlet. View proverb
German Proverb
Take all you want; eat all you take. View proverb
German Proverb
Take the world as it is, not as it ought to be. (German Proverb)
Talk of the devil, and his imp appears. View proverb
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Talking is easier than doing, and promising than performing. View proverb
German Proverb
Tell a lie, and you'll hear the truth. View proverb
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Tell no tales out of school. View proverb
German Proverb
The anvil is used to noise. View proverb
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The ass and his driver do not think alike. View proverb
German Proverb
The beggar's bag is bottomless. View proverb
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The belly does not have a conscience. View proverb
German Proverb
The best is what one has in his hand. View proverb
German Proverb
The chamois climbs high and yet is caught. (German Proverb)
The death of a friend is equivalent to the loss of a limb. View proverb
German Proverb
The devil dances in an empty pocket. View proverb
German Proverb
The empty wagon must make room for the full one. View proverb
German Proverb
The executioner is a keen shaver. View proverb
German Proverb
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