German Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,640 German Proverbs
Truth creeps not into corners.
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Truth finds no asylum.
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Truth gives a short answer, lies go round about.
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Truth ill-timed is as bad as a lie.
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Truth makes the tongue smart.
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Truth should not always be revealed.
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Truth will out.
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Truth's best ornament is nakedness.
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Two cats and one mouse, two women in one house, two dogs to one
bone, will not agree long.
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Two dogs over one bone seldom agree.
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Two eyes, two ears, only one mouth.
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Two hard flints never grind well.
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Two in distress makes sorrow the less.
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Two is company, but three is none.
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Two is company, but three's a crowd.
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Unlaid eggs are a long time becoming chickens.
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Unlooked-for often comes.
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Victory is not gained by idleness.
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Virtue flourishes in misfortune.
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Virtue never dies.
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Virtue subdues power.
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Virtue would not go far, if a little vanity walked not with it.
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Wait, is a hard word to the hungry.
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War is pleasant to those who have not tried it.
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Watching women is labour in vain.
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