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| German Proverb - I
"I have had" is a poor man."I have" is a better bird than "If I had.""I will not bite any dog," says the shepherd's dog, "for I must save my teeth for the wolf.""If I rest, I rust," says the key."If you have no money, turn placeman!" as the court fool said to his sovereign.I can see as far into a mill-stone as another man.I rest, therefore I rust.I want no drones in my bee-hive.I will win the horse, or lose the saddle.I would rather have a dog my friend than enemy.Idleness has poverty for wages.Idleness is the beginning of all sin.Idleness is the root of all evil.If a dog's prayers were answered, bones would rain from the skies.If a man would know what he is, let him anger his neighbours.If every one were wise, a fool would be the prize.If fools were to eat no bread, corn would be cheap.If I am seen, I am joking; if I am not seen, I steal.If I am to be drowned, it shall be in clean water.If some men knew who some men were, then some would pay the more honour there.If the bitch were not in haste, she would not litter blind puppies.If the eye does not want to see, neither light nor glasses will help.If the landlady is fair, the wine is fair.If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.If the prince wants an apple, his servants take the tree.If the servant grows rich and the master poor, they are both good for nothing.If we pay for the music we will take part in the dance.If wood-hewing were an order, there would be fewer monks.If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, strike hard.If you can't get it in bushels, take it in spoonfuls.If you don't light fires, smoke won't get in your eyes.If you have a good friend, you don't need a mirror.If you have no arrows in your quiver, go not with archers.If you want fire, look for it in the ashes.If you would have the lamp burn, you must pour oil into it.If you've money, take a seat; it you've none, take to your feet.Ill got, ill spent.In a calm sea, every man is a pilot.In bad luck, hold out; in good luck, hold in.In old houses many mice, in old furs many lice.In the evening one may praise the day.In the looking-glass we see our form, in wine the heart.In time of war the devil makes more room in hell.Industry is the parent of fortune.Ingratitude is the world's reward.Ingratitude sickens benevolence.Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.Intemperance is the doctor's wet-nurse.Invalids live longest.It is a bad hen that lays in neighbour's houses.It is a bad horse that does not earn his fodder.It is a poor fox that has but one hole.It is bad baking without flour and water.It is bad preaching to deaf ears.It is better the child should cry than the father.It is better to deal with a whole fool than half a fool.It is better to turn back than go astray.It is dear honey that must be licked off thorns.It is easier to blame than do better.It is easier to build two hearths than always to keep fire on one.It is easier to guard against a bushel of fleas than a woman.It is easy to help him, who is willing to be helped.It is hard to catch birds with an empty hand.It is hard to steal where the host himself is a thief.It is harder work getting to hell than to heaven.It is more necessary to guard the mouth than the chest.It is not always good to be wise.It is not good to be the poet of a village.It is not till the cow has lost her tail, that she discovers its value.It is too much to expect of a cat that she should sit by the milk and not lap it.It's a poor sheep that cannot carry its own wool.It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing. |
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