All German Proverb Quotes
- 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
- Envy eats nothing but its own heart Eats
- Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well Buckets
- Necessity teaches all things All
- Who rides slow, must saddle betimes Betimes
- Those who don't pick roses in summer won't pick them in winter either Pick
- Politeness is what warmth is to wax Politeness
- Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double Ashamed
- He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief Bad
- Work makes free Free
- Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors Door