German proverb Quotes
German proverbs.
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"But" is a fence over which few leap.
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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An old man loved is Winter with flowers.
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Avarice hoards itself poor; charity gives itself rich.
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Better silent than stupid.
[Silence]
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Charity looks at the need, not at the cause.
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Envy eats nothing but its own heart.
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Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.
[Criticism]
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.
[Fear]
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God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.
[Prayer]
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God helps those who help themselves.
[Prayer]
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Good things are not done in a hurry.
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Great things are done more through courage than through wisdom.
[Courage]
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He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind.
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In time of war the devil makes more room in hell.
[War]
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It's the whole, not the detail, that matters.
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Never give advice unless asked.
[Advice]
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Nothing in this world is permanent.
[Change]
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