Proverbs and old sayings German, page 87

2050 proverbs and old sayings german

Trust no one till you have eaten a bushel of salt with him.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Only when the horses have escaped do men repair the stable.

Proverbs and old sayings German about man

The most disorderly students make the most pious preachers.

Proverbs and old sayings German about students, saints

No one is unhappier than the one who believes in happiness.

Proverbs and old sayings German about happiness

He who buys a house gets many a plank and nail for nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings German about home, house, nothing

I give a present to the mother but I think of the daughter.

Proverbs and old sayings German about present, mother

O foolish world, why are you scratching around in the dark?

Proverbs and old sayings German about dark, world

A man trying to sell a blind horse always praises its feet.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce, blind, man

Where God bestows an office, he provides brains to fill it.

Proverbs and old sayings German about god

Many have good intentions, but something comes across them.

Proverbs and old sayings German about good, good luck

He who is afraid of doing too much, always does too little.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who makes a mouse of himself, will be eaten by the cats.

Proverbs and old sayings German

A truth that comes too early or too late is just like a lie.

Proverbs and old sayings German about lie, truth

Those who wade in unknown waters will be sure to be drowned.

Proverbs and old sayings German

All had rather it were well for themselves than for another.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten.

Proverbs and old sayings German about nothing

A proverb never lies, it is only its meaning which deceives.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Whore or thief young or old, welcome so you've got the gold.

Proverbs and old sayings German about thieves, old, olderness

Talking is easier than doing, and promising than performing.

Proverbs and old sayings German about talking

The hen likes to lay in a nest where there are eggs already.

Proverbs and old sayings German