In the morning of life, work; in the mid day give council; in the evening, pray.
Proverbs and old sayings German about pray, work, life, day
Proverbs and old sayings German, page 101
2050 proverbs and old sayings german
Man without woman, is head without body; woman without man, is body without head.
Proverbs and old sayings German about body, heads, woman, man
It is too much to expect of a cat that she should sit by the milk and not lap it.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Millers, tailors, and weavers are not hanged, or the trade would soon be extinct.
Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce
Spending your money with many a guest, empties the kitchen, the cellar and chest.
Proverbs and old sayings German about kitchen, money
A woman has the form of an angel, the heart of a serpent, and the mind of an ass.
Proverbs and old sayings German about mind, heart, woman
The bachelor is a peacock, the engaged man a lion, and the married man a jackass.
Proverbs and old sayings German about man
If the wolf had stayed in the wood there would have been no hue and cry after him.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Marriage is the opposite to a fever attack; it begins very hot and ends very cold.
Proverbs and old sayings German about attack, end, marriage
Eat your fish while it is still fresh and marry the girl while she is still young.
Proverbs and old sayings German
If you don't want to be deceived, you must have as many eyes as hairs on the head.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, heads
If you want to live long, be healthy and fat, drink like a dog and eat like a cat.
Proverbs and old sayings German about drinking
April weather, woman's love, rose-leaves, dice, and card-luck, change every moment.
Proverbs and old sayings German about moment, weather, change, bad luck, good luck, woman, love
Though you seat the frog on a golden stool, he'll soon jump off again into the pool.
Proverbs and old sayings German
When the lords come out of the council-house, they are wiser than when they went in.
Proverbs and old sayings German about home, house
Keep within compass and you may be sure, That you will not suffer what others endure.
Proverbs and old sayings German about suffering
If you want to perform a good jump, sometimes you need to start by taking a step back.
Proverbs and old sayings German about need, good, good luck
Promises are like the full moon: if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day.
Proverbs and old sayings German about moon, day
There are only two good women in the world; the one is dead, the other not to be found.
Proverbs and old sayings German about world, good, good luck
To call war the soil of courage and virtue is like calling debauchery the soil of love.
Proverbs and old sayings German about courage, virtue, war, love
