Sayings of German Origin
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
German Proverb – [Conscience]
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German Proverb – [Proverbs]
A good speaker makes a good liar.
German Proverb – [Speakers and Speaking]
A man trying to sell a blind horse always praises its feet.
German Proverb – [Mediocrity]
Always something new, seldom something good.
German Proverb – [Novelty]
An old error is always more popular than a new truth.
German Proverb – [Mistakes]
An old man loved is winter with flowers.
German Proverb – [Age and Aging]
Begin to weave and God will give the thread.
German Proverb – [Procrastination]
Between the anvil and the hammer.
German Proverb – [Danger]
Buying is cheaper than asking.
German Proverb – [Negotiation]
Charity sees the need, not the cause.
German Proverb – [Charity]
Cunning surpasses strength.
German Proverb – [Strength]
Envy eats nothing, but its own heart.
German Proverb – [Envy]
Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.
German Proverb – [Critics and Criticism]
Fair flowers are not left standing along the wayside long.
German Proverb – [Flowers]
Forever is a long bargain.
German Proverb – [Eternity]
God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.
German Proverb – [Action]
He who undertakes to be his own teacher has a fool for a pupil.
German Proverb – [Teachers and Teaching]
In bad fortune hold out, in good hold in.
German Proverb – [Fortune]
In the morning of life, work; in the mid day give council; in the evening, pray.
German Proverb – [Life and Living]