1,640 German Proverbs
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“A sack full of fleas is easier to watch than a woman.”
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“A single penny fairly got, is worth a thousand that are not.”
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“A single stroke don't fell the oak.”
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“A small gift is better than a great promise.”
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“A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof.”
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“A teacher is better than two books.”
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“A tear bedews my Delia's eye,
From morn till dewy eve;
But if you ask the reason why,
She can't tell, I believe.”
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“A thief seldom grows rich by thieving.”
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“A thing is not bad if well understood.”
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“A used plough shines, standing water stinks.”
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“A wall between increases love.”
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“A wise man, a strong man.”
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“A woman keeps secret only what she does not know.”
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“A woman strong in flounces is weak in the head.”
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“A woman's vengeance knows no bounds.”
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“A woman's work is never done.”
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“A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree, the more you beat them the
better they be.”
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“A young doctor means a new graveyard.”
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“A young wife is an old man's post-horse to the grave.”
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“Abroad one has a hundred eyes, at home not one.”
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“Abroad to see wonders the traveller goes,
And neglects the fine things which lie under his nose.”
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“Abundance begets indifference.”
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“Adam must have an Eve, to blame for his own faults.”
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“Advice is not compulsion.”
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“Advice should precede the act.”
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