German Proverb Sayings

German Sayings

German Sayings

The wise person has long ears and a short tongue.

Honesty makes you rich, but she works slowly.

Women only keep quiet about their age.

An uneducated person is like an unpolished mirror.

Speaking comes by nature, silence by understanding.

Who's the man that was never fooled by a woman.

Be silent, or say something better than silence.

Woman's beauty, the forest echo, and rainbows, soon pass away.

The person who has no enemies also has no friends.

A woman and a glass are always in danger.

To criticize is easy, to do is difficult. 

Don't let your tongue say what your head may have to pay for.

Truth gives one reason, the lie gives many.

Women prefer to be beautiful rather than good.

The eye looks but it is the mind that sees.

Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him. 

It´s hard to find people who tell you the truth.

Who is not ashamed of his sins, sins double.

A poor person isn't he who has little, but he who needs a lot.

No one sees his own faults.

If every one were wise, a fool would be the prize.

To remain young while growing old is the highest blessing.

Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher.

Love can do much, money can do all.

Happy is the one who forgets that which cannot be changed.

He who doesn't want to listen will have to experience.

Saying and doing are two things.

The cheapest is always the most expensive.

A thief who steals from a thief is not a thief.

At court there are many hands, but few hearts.

Who wants to command must learn to obey.

Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.

It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears.

Love without return is like a question without an answer.

He that finds fault wants to buy.

Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy.

He who would succeed at court, must lie sometimes low, sometimes high.