German Proverb
German Proverb
believe ears eyes people
The eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people
longer power rest smallest
Give up the smallest part of a secret, and the rest is no longer in your power
except stars
Except for the night, we could never know the stars
eyes light smoke
If you don't light fires, smoke won't get in your eyes
luck visits
Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him.
himself others
He who blackens others does not whiten himself
enemy good harm hundred
One enemy can harm you more than a hundred friends can do you good
fire flatterer hand water
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other
marries woman
No woman marries an old man for God's sake.
ears man short tongue wise
The wise man has long ears and a short tongue
catch cats drive good mice
The cats that drive the mice away are as good as they that catch them
change
To change and to change for the better are two different things.
start sweep top
When you sweep the stairs, you start at the top