German Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,640 German Proverbs
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“A dram of discretion is worth a pound of wisdom.”
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“A drink is shorter than a tale.”
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“A dripping June sets all in tune.”
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“A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar.”
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“A father maintains ten children better than ten children one
father.”
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“A fence lasts three years, a dog lasts three fences, a horse
three dogs, and a man three horses.”
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“A fence makes love more keen.”
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“A fish should swim thrice: in water, in sauce, and in wine.”
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“A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.”
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“A glutton young, a beggar old.”
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“A golden hammer breaks an iron gate.”
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“A good conscience is a soft pillow.”
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“A good meal is worth hanging for.”
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“A good name is a rich inheritance.”
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“A good speaker makes a good liar.”
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“A good trade will carry farther than a thousand florins.”
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“A gosling flew over the Rhine, and came home a goose.”
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“A handful of might is better than a sack full of right.”
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“A huckster who cannot pass off mouse-turd for pepper, has not
learned his trade.”
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“A hug a day keeps the demons at bay.”
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“A hundred years of regret pay not a farthing of debt.”
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“A hundred years of wrong do not make an hour of right.”
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“A lawyer and a cart-wheel must be greased.”
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“A lawyer and a wagon-wheel must be well greased.”
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“A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.”
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