German proverbs

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Zu spät ist zu spät. Show translation Too late is too late. It is too late to call back yesterday.
Aller Anfang ist schwer. Show translation All beginnings are difficult. The first step is the hardest.
Gut Ding will Weile haben. Show translation Good things come to those who wait. Slow and steady Wins the race.
Leichter gesagt, als getan. Show translation Easier said than done. Saying and doing are two things.
Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn. Show translation An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
Früh übt sich, wer ein Meister werden will. Show translation Early practice is the key to becoming a master. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul. Show translation You don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Look not a gift horse in the mouth.
Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst. Show translation First come, first served. First come, first served.
Der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht. Show translation The pitcher goes to the well until it breaks. The pitcher goes so often to the well, that it is broken at last.
Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold. Show translation Talk is silver, silence is gold. Speech is silver, silence is golden.
Besser spät als nie. Show translation Better late than never. Better late than never.
Eine Hand wäscht die andere. Show translation One hand washes the other. One hand washes the Other.
Unter den Blinden ist der Einäugige König. Show translation Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king. In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen. Show translation He who sits in a glass house should not throw stones. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr. Show translation You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Better children weep than old men.
Ende gut, alles gut. Show translation All's well that ends well. All is well that ends well.
Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert. Show translation He who does not honor the penny is not worth the thaler. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten. Show translation He who laughs last laughs best. He laughs best who laughs last.
Kleine Kinder — kleine Sorgen; große Kinder — große Sorgen. Show translation Small children - small worries; big children - big worries. Children when they are little make parents fools, when they are great they make them mad.
Jeder ist sich selbst der Nächste. Show translation Everybody is next to himself. All one's geese are swans.

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