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German proverb Quotes


German proverbs.



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"But" is a fence over which few leap.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

An old man loved is Winter with flowers.

Avarice hoards itself poor; charity gives itself rich.

Better silent than stupid.
[Silence]

Charity looks at the need, not at the cause.

Contentment is worth more than riches.
[Forgiveness]

Envy eats nothing but its own heart.

Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.
[Criticism]

Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.
[Fear]

God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.
[Prayer]

God helps those who help themselves.
[Prayer]

Good things are not done in a hurry.

Great things are done more through courage than through wisdom.
[Courage]

He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind.

In time of war the devil makes more room in hell.
[War]

Invalids live longest.

It's the whole, not the detail, that matters.

Never give advice unless asked.
[Advice]

Nothing in this world is permanent.
[Change]


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