Famous Proverbs
2278 Proverbs about German / Page 219
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The Italian invents it; the Frenchman makes it; the Germans sell it; the Pole buys it and the Tartar plunders it.2182.
Hang a German, even if he is a good man.2183.
It is better to be threatened by the sword of a Turk than by the pen of a German.2184.
Spanish is the language of lovers, Italian is for the singer, French for diplomats, and German for horses.2185.
Every lion has to defend himself against flies.2186.
Money leant to a friend must be recovered from an enemy.2187.
A shroud has no pockets.2188.
Who is not ashamed doubles his sins.2189.
A woman without a man is like a garden without a fence.2190.
A bad cause requires many words.