German Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,640 German Proverbs
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“Constant occupation prevents temptation.”
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“Consult with your pillow.”
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“Could everything be done twice, everything would be done better.”
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“Councils of war never fight.”
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“Count not your chickens before they are hatched.”
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“Count your blessings.”
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“Cowards have no luck.”
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“Cowards may die many times before their death.”
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“Crazy wheels run longest.”
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“Credit is better than ready money.”
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“Crooked wood burns quite as well as straight.”
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“Cunning surpasses strength.”
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“Curiosity killed the cat.”
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“Daughter-in-law hates mother-in-law.”
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“Daughters are easy to rear, but hard to marry.”
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“Dear physic always does good, if not to the patient, at least to
the apothecary.”
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“Debtors are liars.”
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“Deferred is not annulled.”
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“Devils must be driven out with devils.”
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“Disputing and borrowing cause grief and sorrowing.”
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“Dissemblers oftener deceive themselves than others.”
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“Distance lends enchantment to the view.”
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“Do not despise an insignificant enemy, nor a slight wound.”
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“Do not divide the spoil till the victory is won.”
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“Do not ship all in one bottom.”
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