German proverbs

What ripens fast does not last long.
German proverb

Who is well seated should not budge.
German proverb

At evening the sluggard is busy.
German proverb

Our neighbor's children are always the worst.
German proverb

Everybody thinks of his copper as gold.
German proverb

Be not ashamed of your craft.
German proverb

Better to go to bed supperless than run in debt.
German proverb

Wit and beauty seldom come together.
German proverb

Water is the strongest drink; it drives mills.
German proverb

Prudence does no harm.
German proverb

Though you seat the frog on a golden stool, he'll soon jump off again into the pool.
German proverb

A penny saved is twice earned.
German proverb

One kisses the nurse for the sake of the child.
German proverb

Everybody is the architect of his own future.
German proverb

He who won't be advised, can't be helped.
German proverb

He that climbs high, falls heavily.
German proverb

After dinner stand for a while, or walk a thousand steps.
German proverb

Nothing looks more like a man of sense than a fool who holds his tongue.
German proverb

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