German Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,640 German Proverbs
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“A light belly, heavy heart.”
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“A load of March dust is worth a ducat.”
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“A loaded wagon creaks; an empty one rattles.”
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“A lordly taste make a beggar's purse.”
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“A lovelorn cook oversalts the porridge.”
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“A man has learned much who has learned how to die.”
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“A man has two ears and one mouth that he hear much and speak
little.”
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“A man shows his character by what he laughs at.”
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“A man surprised is half beaten.”
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“A man warned is half saved.”
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“A man's face is a lion's.”
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“A man, a word; a word, a man.”
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“A millstone gathers no moss.”
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“A mistake is no fraud.”
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“A monk in his cloister, a fish in the water, a thief in the
gallows.”
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“A nail secures the horse-shoe, the shoe the horse, the horse the
man, the man the castle, and the castle the whole land.”
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“A necessary lie is harmless.”
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“A pack of cards is the devil's prayer-book.”
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“A penny saved is a penny gained.”
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“A penny saved is a penny got.”
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“A penny saved is two-pence got.”
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“A poor person isn't he who has little, but he who needs a lot.”
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“A promise is a debt.”
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“A prophet is not without honor save in his own country.”
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“A proverb never lies, it is only its meaning which deceives.”
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