German Proverb
German Proverb
luck visits
Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him.
enemy good harm hundred
One enemy can harm you more than a hundred friends can do you good
evil good
One does evil enough when one does nothing good
empty fond heads titles
Empty heads are very fond of long titles
deal drinking great
Drinking a little too much is drinking a great deal too much
ears man short tongue wise
The wise man has long ears and a short tongue
fire flatterer hand water
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other
except stars
Except for the night, we could never know the stars
marries woman
No woman marries an old man for God's sake.
believe ears eyes people
The eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people
charity gives itself poor
Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor
bad good hold luck
In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in
cow law lose sheep
Go to law for a sheep and lose your cow
love
They love the old who do not know the new