German Proverb Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

22 Famous Quotes by German Proverb
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“A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves”
Army Quotes
“He who borrows sells his freedom”
Borrowing Quotes
“He who teaches children learns more than they do”
Children Quotes
“You know you're getting old when you look at a beautiful 19-year-old girl and you find yourself thinking, "Gee, I wonder what her mother looks like”
Elderly Quotes
“Envy eats nothing but its own heart”
Envy Quotes
“Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day”
Promise Quotes
“He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief”
Theft Quotes
“Buying is cheaper than asking.”
Negotiation Quotes
“A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.”
Proverbs Quotes
“Charity sees the need not the cause.”
Proverbs Quotes
“A clear conscience is a soft pillow.”
Conscience Quotes
“No answer is also an answer.”
Decision Quotes
“A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.”
Quality Quotes
“Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.”
Revenge Quotes
“A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.”
Water Quotes
“Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him.”
Inspirational Quotes
“To change and to change for the better are two different things.”
Inspirational Quotes
“A poor person isn't he who has little, but he who needs a lot.”
Cliches and one-liners Quotes
“He who borrows sells his freedom.”
Borrowing Quotes
“Charity sees the need, not the cause.”
Charity Quotes
“Loquacity and lying are cousins.”
Loquacity Quotes
“Rast ich, so rost ich. (When I rest, I rust.).”
Miscellaneous Quotes