All German Proverb Quotes
- In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in Bad
- Loquacity and lying are cousins Cousins
- To bury grief plant a seed. Bury
- Go to law for a sheep and lose your cow Cow
- He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his youth. Age
- Dogs that bark dont bite. Bark
- A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. Bird
- You scratch my back and Ill scratch yours. Ill
- Lies have short legs. Legs
- An example from the monkey: the higher it climbs, the more you see of its behind Animals
- Ambition and fleas both jump high Ambition
- The cats that drive the mice away are as good as they that catch them Animals
- A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves Armies
- He who borrows sells his freedom. Borrowing
- What is sport to the cat is death to the mouse Cat
- Charity sees the need, not the cause Cause
- Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor Charity
- Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day Broken Promises
- The devil is in the details Details
- One does evil enough when one does nothing good Evil