Many children, and little bread, is a painful pleasure.
Proverbs and old sayings German about pleasure, children
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We must eat and drink though every tree were a gallows.
Proverbs and old sayings German about drinking
He who would eat in Spain must bring his kitchen along.
Proverbs and old sayings German about kitchen
If you don't light fires, smoke won't get in your eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fire, smoke, light, eyes, contentment
What God haith joined together, let no man put asunder.
Proverbs and old sayings German about god, man
Neighbour once over the hedge, neighbour over it again.
Proverbs and old sayings German
A handful of might is better than a sack full of right.
Proverbs and old sayings German about rightness
Keep well with your neighbours, whether right or wrong.
Proverbs and old sayings German about bad, rightness
The misery is that you have to ruin your day with work.
Proverbs and old sayings German about work, day, contentment
In the visible church the true Christians are invisible.
Proverbs and old sayings German about christianity
Money leant to a friend must be recovered from an enemy.
Proverbs and old sayings German about enemies, money
He who has a glass roof must not throw stones at others.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Where the devil can't go himself, he sends an old woman.
Proverbs and old sayings German about devil, woman, old, olderness
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fire, fire brigade, water
When the devil reigns today God will be master tomorrow.
Proverbs and old sayings German about devil, god
Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well.
Proverbs and old sayings German about wealth
Never fight an enemy whilst it is possible to cheat him.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fight, enemies
Who receives, should thank; who gives, should be silent.
Proverbs and old sayings German about contentment
With great men one must allow five to be an even number.
Proverbs and old sayings German about numbers, man
Like will to like, as the devil said to the coal-burner.
Proverbs and old sayings German about devil
