A good soldier has only three things to think about; the king, God, and nothing.
Proverbs and old sayings German about things, nothing, god, good, good luck
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He who praises in praesentia, and abuses in absentia, have with him pestilentia.
Proverbs and old sayings German
A huckster who cannot pass off mouse-turd for pepper, has not learned his trade.
Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce
One kisses the child for the mother's sake, and the mother for the child's sake.
Proverbs and old sayings German about kiss, children, mother
Between a woman's Yes and No there is no room for the point of a needle.
Proverbs and old sayings German about woman
Where there's money, there is the devil; but where there's none, a greater evil.
Proverbs and old sayings German about devil, money
In the morning of life, work; in the mid day give council; in the evening, pray.
Proverbs and old sayings German about pray, work, life, day
Man without woman, is head without body; woman without man, is body without head.
Proverbs and old sayings German about body, heads, woman, man
It is too much to expect of a cat that she should sit by the milk and not lap it.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Millers, tailors, and weavers are not hanged, or the trade would soon be extinct.
Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce
Spending your money with many a guest, empties the kitchen, the cellar and chest.
Proverbs and old sayings German about money
A woman has the form of an angel, the heart of a serpent, and the mind of an ass.
Proverbs and old sayings German about mind, heart, woman
The bachelor is a peacock, the engaged man a lion, and the married man a jackass.
Proverbs and old sayings German about man
If the wolf had stayed in the wood there would have been no hue and cry after him.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Marriage is the opposite to a fever attack; it begins very hot and ends very cold.
Proverbs and old sayings German about attack, end, marriage
Eat your fish while it is still fresh and marry the girl while she is still young.
Proverbs and old sayings German
If you don't want to be deceived, you must have as many eyes as hairs on the head.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, heads
If you want to live long, be healthy and fat, drink like a dog and eat like a cat.
Proverbs and old sayings German about drinking
April weather, woman's love, rose-leaves, dice, and card-luck, change every moment.
Proverbs and old sayings German about moment, weather, change, bad luck, good luck, woman, love
Though you seat the frog on a golden stool, he'll soon jump off again into the pool.
Proverbs and old sayings German
