1,640 German Proverbs
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“Many a one threatens, while he quakes for fear.”
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“Many can help one.”
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“Many can pack the cards that cannot play.”
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“Many children, and little bread, is a painful pleasure.”
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“Many cooks spoil the broth.”
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“Many go out for wool, and come home shorn.”
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“Many hands make quick work.”
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“Many have good intentions, but something comes across them.”
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“Many look with one eye at what they give, but with seven at what
they receive.”
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“Many see more with one eye that others with two.”
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“Many shun the brook, and fall into the river.”
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“Many shun the sword, and come to the gallows.”
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“Many small make a great.”
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“Many take by the bushel, and give with the spoon.”
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“Many trades, begging the best.”
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“Many who build castles in the air cannot build a hut on earth.”
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“Marriage is heaven and hell.”
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“Marrying in the blood is never good.”
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“Marrying is easy, but housekeeping is hard.”
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“Merchant to-day, beggar to-morrow.”
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“Millers and bakers do not steal, people bring to them.”
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“Millers, tailors, and weavers are not hanged, or the trade would
soon be extinct.”
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“Mind over matter.”
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“Mind your own business.”
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“Misfortune, wood, and hair, grow throughout the year.”
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