Play not with a man till you hurt him, nor jest till you shame him.
Proverbs and old sayings German about shame, contentment, man
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The pitcher goes so often to the well, that it gets broken at last.
Proverbs and old sayings German
The dog that starts the hare is as good as the one that catches it.
Proverbs and old sayings German about good, good luck
The cats that drive away mice are as food as those that catch them.
Proverbs and old sayings German about food, trap
He who would go further than his horse, must alight and go on foot.
Proverbs and old sayings German
One enemy can harm you more than a hundred friends can do you good.
Proverbs and old sayings German about enemies, contentment, good, good luck
How many daily read the Bible, and yet pursue their course of evil.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Whoever has bitten a sour apple will enjoy a sweet one all the more.
Proverbs and old sayings German
That usury is a sin some hold, but take for granted they've no gold.
Proverbs and old sayings German about sin
What you give, is written in sand; what you take, with an iron hand.
Proverbs and old sayings German about contentment
The cock shuts his eyes when he crows, because he knows it by heart.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, heart
A man has two ears and one mouth that he hear much and speak little.
Proverbs and old sayings German about man
Nothing looks so like a man of sense as a fool who holds his tongue.
Proverbs and old sayings German about common sense, sense, nothing, man
Every clown can find fault, though it would puzzle him to do better.
Proverbs and old sayings German about clowns
A monk in his cloister, a fish in the water, a thief in the gallows.
Proverbs and old sayings German about thieves, fishing, water
He who builds on the public way, must let the people have their say.
Proverbs and old sayings German about public, people
One man may steal a horse while another may not look over the hedge.
Proverbs and old sayings German about man
To believe everything is too much, to believe nothing is not enough.
Proverbs and old sayings German about faith, nothing
Doctors purge the body, ministers the conscience, lawyers the purse.
Proverbs and old sayings German about conscience, body
The world could have been great if only people had been more useful.
Proverbs and old sayings German about world, people
