Famous Proverbs
2278 Proverbs about German / Page 183
1821.
The Germans in the stable, the Czech in the kitchen and the French in bed.1822.
"Age before beauty," said the devil as he threw his grandmother off' the stairs.1823.
"All freight lightens," said the skipper, when he threw his wife overboard.1824.
"An egg is an egg," said the beadle, but he took the goose-egg.1825.
"Away with you, be a peddlar, a knave," says the hangman to his man.1826.
"Had I known" is a poor man.1827.
"I have had" is a poor man.1828.
"I have" is a better bird than "If I had."1829.
"I will not bite any dog," says the shepherd's dog, "for I must save my teeth for the wolf."1830.
"If I rest, I rust," says the key.