When the lords come out of the council-house, they are wiser than when they went in.
Proverbs and old sayings German about home, house
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Keep within compass and you may be sure, That you will not suffer what others endure.
Proverbs and old sayings German about suffering
If you want to perform a good jump, sometimes you need to start by taking a step back.
Proverbs and old sayings German about need, good, good luck
Promises are like the full moon: if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day.
Proverbs and old sayings German about moon, day
There are only two good women in the world; the one is dead, the other not to be found.
Proverbs and old sayings German about world, good, good luck
To call war the soil of courage and virtue is like calling debauchery the soil of love.
Proverbs and old sayings German about courage, virtue, war, love
He who cries today that he has no bread will cry again tomorrow because he isn't hungry.
Proverbs and old sayings German
It's not that age brings childhood back again, Age merely shows what children we remain.
Proverbs and old sayings German about childhood, age, olderness, children
The praise of a thousand jesters counts for nothing against the reprimand of one wise man.
Proverbs and old sayings German about clowns, praise, nothing, man
Two cats and one mouse, two women in one house, two dogs to one bone, will not agree long.
Proverbs and old sayings German about home, house
Who carries doubtful people to his house, will doubtless from his carriage something lose.
Proverbs and old sayings German about home, house, people
Who takes an eel by the tail or a woman by her word, grasp as he will, holds nothing fast.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fasting, word, woman, nothing
Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land.
Proverbs and old sayings German about water
When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
Proverbs and old sayings German about magic, heart
I will not bite any dog, says the shepherd's dog, for I must save my teeth for the wolf.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Self-praise stinks, friends praise hinks, the stranger's is sincere, and may last for a year.
Proverbs and old sayings German about praise, self-control
When a dove begins to associate with crows its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
Proverbs and old sayings German about magic, heart
A fence lasts three years, a dog lasts three fences, a horse three dogs, and a man three horses.
Proverbs and old sayings German about man
When two dogs fight for a bone, and the third runs off with it, there's a lawyer among the dogs.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fight
Abroad to see wonders the traveller goes, And neglects the fine things which lie under his nose.
Proverbs and old sayings German about lie, things
