German Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

1,640 German Proverbs
“A bad beginning may make a good ending.”
“A bad cause requires many words.”
“A bad penny always comes back.”
“A bad penny always turns up.”
“A baptised Jew is a circumcised Christian.”
“A bargain is a bargain.”
“A bashful dog never fattens.”
“A better seldom comes after.”
“A blind horse goes straightforward.”
“A blind leader of the blind.”
“A blind man swallows many a fly.”
“A bold does not always fall when it thunders.”
“A bold onset is half the battle.”
“A bolt does not always fall when it thunders.”
“A cat has nine lives, as the onion seven skins.”
“A cat in gloves catches no mice.”
“A cat is a lion to mouse.”
“A clean mouth and honest hand, will take a man through any land.”
“A close mouth and open eyes never did any one harm.”
“A close mouth catcheth no flies.”
“A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.”
“A dainty stomach beggars the purse.”
“A danger foreseen is half avoided.”
“A day after the fair.”
“A doctor and a boor know more than a doctor alone.”