Famous Proverbs
2278 Proverbs about German / Page 223
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When the thief is seen stealing, he says he is joking; but when the thief is not seen, he steals.2222.
When you sweep stairs, start at the top.2223.
You can't direct the wind, but you can adjust your sails.2224.
You have to take it as it happens, but you should try to make it happen the way you want to take it.2225.
Your friend's enemy might be your best friend.2226.
Think with the wise but walk with the vulgar.2227.
In America half an hour is forty minutes.2228.
"But" is a fence over which few leap.2229.
A dream grants what one covets when awake.2230.
When God gives hard bread he gives sharp teeth.