German proverbs

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Der Schuster trägt immer die schlechtesten Stiefel. Show translation The cobbler always wears the worst boots. The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Not hat kein Gebot. Show translation Necessity has no commandment. Poverty is the mother of crime.
Mein Nest ist das best. Show translation My nest is the best. The bird loves her nest.
Der zersprungene Topf des Nachbars ist immer noch besser als der eigene, welcher ganz ist. Show translation The neighbor's cracked pot is still better than your own, which is whole. Your pot broken seems better than my whole one.
Von böser Kuh kommt kein gutes Kalb. Show translation From a bad cow comes no good calf. We may not expect a good whelp from an ill dog.
Faulheit ist der Schlüssel zur Armut. Show translation Laziness is the key to poverty. Idleness is the key of poverty.
Wer kärglich sät, wird kärglich ernten. Show translation He who sows sparingly will reap sparingly. Sow thin and mow thin.
Geld ist ein guter Diener, aber ein böser Herr. Show translation Money is a good servant, but an evil master. Money is a good servant, but a bad master.
Zwischen Nachbars Garten ist ein Zaun gut. Show translation Between neighbor's garden fence is good. Good fences make good neighbours.
Wer kein Geld hat, muß Honig im Munde haben. Show translation He who has no money must have honey in his mouth. He that hath no honey in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
Kein Korn ohne Spreu. Show translation No grain without chaff. No garden is without its weeds.
Soll der Hund Schläge haben, so findet sich bald ein Stock. Show translation If the dog is to have strokes, a stick will soon be found. Give a dog an ill name and hang him.
Füttere den Wolf im Winter und im Sommer frißt er dich. Show translation Feed the wolf in winter and in summer he eats you. Breed up a crow and he will tear out your eyes.
Nach welchem Ort der Baum fällt, da bleibt er liegen. Show translation After which place the tree falls, there it remains. In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Jugend und verlorene Zeit kommt nicht wieder in Ewigkeit. Show translation Youth and lost time does not come back in eternity. Now is now and then was then.
Wenn der Fuchs predigt, so nimm die Hühner in acht. Show translation When the fox preaches, watch out for the chickens. When the fox preaches, then beware your geese.
Je älter, je dümmer. Show translation The older, the dumber. The head grey, and no brains yet.
Je näher der Kirche, je weiter von Gott. Show translation The closer to the church, the further from God. The darkest place is under the candlestick.
Auf einen Baum, der sich neigt, klettern auch die Ziegen. Show translation On a tree that leans, the goats also climb. When the tree is fallen, every one runs to it with his axe.
Wie der Gast ist, so wird die Wurst gebraten. Show translation As the guest is, so the sausage is roasted. A little bird is content with a little nest.

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