A gosling flew over the Rhine, and came home a goose.
Proverbs and old sayings German about home
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A hundred years of regret pay not a farthing of debt.
Proverbs and old sayings German about regret
A person has learned much who has learned how to die.
Proverbs and old sayings German about people, death
What little Hans didn't learn, big Hans doesn't know.
Proverbs and old sayings German
What little Jack does not learn, big John will never.
Proverbs and old sayings German
When blind leads the blind, both fall into the ditch.
Proverbs and old sayings German about blind, fall
A young wife is an old man's post-horse to the grave.
Proverbs and old sayings German about wife, man, old, olderness
Nought is good for the eyes, but not for the stomach.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, good, good luck
Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.
Proverbs and old sayings German about nothing
He who blows in the fire will get sparks in his eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, fire, fire brigade
If I am seen, I am joking; if I am not seen, I steal.
Proverbs and old sayings German
There are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it.
Proverbs and old sayings German
He that sits among reeds, cuts pipes when he pleases.
Proverbs and old sayings German
An old error is always more popular than a new truth.
Proverbs and old sayings German about error, truth, old, olderness
Misfortune, wood, and hair, grow throughout the year.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Doctor Luther's shoes do not fit every parish priest.
Proverbs and old sayings German
He who listens to a proposition is already half sold.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Where God builds a church, the devil builds a chapel.
Proverbs and old sayings German about devil, god
A sack full of fleas is easier to watch than a woman.
Proverbs and old sayings German about woman
Where God gives hard bread He also gives sharp teeth.
Proverbs and old sayings German about god
