Quotes by German proverb

The following are quotes from German proverb:

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

God gives the nuts but he does not crack them.

He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind.

It's not that age brings childhood back again, Age merely shows what children we remain.

Love your neighbor, but don't tear down your fence.

Never give advice unless asked.

No answer is also an answer.

Old birds are hard to pluck.

One does evil enough when one does nothing good.

Rast ich, so rost ich. (When I rest, I rust.)

The eyes believe themselves the ears believe other people.

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

When the fox preaches, look to the geese.

Where there are no swamps there are no frogs.

Who begins too much accomplishes little.

Who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart.

Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher.

Whose bread I eat his song I sing.

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