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57 Short German Proverbs on Life & Strength (WISDOM)

Top 11 Most Famous German Proverbs (BEST)

All beginnings are hard.Pin
All beginnings are hard.
Practice makes the master.Pin
Practice makes the master.
You have to take things the way they come.Pin
You have to take things the way they come.
Through detrimentdisadvantage one becomes smart.Pin
Through detriment/disadvantage one becomes smart.
Defend me from my friends, from my enemies I can defend myself.Pin
Defend me from my friends, from my enemies I can defend myself.
He who chases two rabbits at once will catch none.Pin
He who chases two rabbits at once will catch none.
One should honor the old, one should teach the young.Pin
One should honor the old, one should teach the young.
To start is easy, to persist is art.Pin
To start is easy, to persist is art.
Better to be alone than in bad company.Pin
Better to be alone than in bad company.
Whoever wants to harvest will sow.Pin
Whoever wants to harvest will sow.
Everything in its own time.Pin
Everything in its own time.
One has to forge the iron while it's hot.Pin
One has to forge the iron while it’s hot.

18 Wise German Proverbs about Life

What Hansylittle Hans doesn’t learn, Hans will never learn.Pin
What Hansy/little Hans doesn’t learn, Hans will never learn.
Whatever you do, act wisely, and consider the end.Pin
Whatever you do, act wisely, and consider the end.
Failure makes smart.Pin
Failure makes smart.
The cheap thing is always the most expensive one.Pin
The cheap thing is always the most expensive one.
Crooked logs also make straight fires.Pin
Crooked logs also make straight fires.
Actions say more than words.Pin
Actions say more than words.
Make haste with leisure.Pin
Make haste with leisure.
The morning hour has gold in its mouth.Pin
The morning hour has gold in its mouth.
First think, then act.Pin
First think, then act.
The cheapest is always the most expensive.Pin
The cheapest is always the most expensive.
Work is work and liquor is liquor.Pin
Work is work and liquor is liquor.
Self is the man. Self is the woman.Pin
Self is the man. Self is the woman.
Good things take time.Pin
Good things take time.
The apple does not fall far from the tree.Pin
The apple does not fall far from the tree.
A fool is ever laughing.Pin
A fool is ever laughing.
He gives twice, who gives in a trice.Pin
He gives twice, who gives in a trice.
Out of sight, out of mind.Pin
Out of sight, out of mind.
There is danger in delay.Pin
There is danger in delay.

7 German Proverbs about Love

With true love it’s like seeing ghosts everyone talks about it, but few have ever seen it.Pin
With true love it’s like seeing ghosts: everyone talks about it, but few have ever seen it.
To be over both ears in love!Pin
To be over both ears in love!
Charity begins at home.Pin
Charity begins at home.
Nothing is impossible for love.Pin
Nothing is impossible for love.
No wind is too cold for lovers.Pin
No wind is too cold for lovers.
When you sow love, joy will grow.Pin
When you sow love, joy will grow.
Love is a sickness one wants to have.Pin
Love is a sickness one wants to have.

2 German Proverbs about War

An old fox understands a trap.Pin
An old fox understands a trap.
There is no little enemy.Pin
There is no little enemy.

3 German Proverbs about Strength

Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.Pin
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
You must meet roughness with roughness.Pin
You must meet roughness with roughness.
Adversity is the mother of wisdom.Pin
Adversity is the mother of wisdom.

Top 15 German Proverbs that Will Make You Think & Ponder

Don’t worry about the unlaid eggs.Pin
Don’t worry about the unlaid eggs.
The devil’s favorite piece of furniture is the long bench.Pin
The devil’s favorite piece of furniture is the long bench.
The eye eats too.Pin
The eye eats too.
He who rests grows rusty.Pin
He who rests grows rusty.
Everyone should sweep their own door.Pin
Everyone should sweep their own door.
Blood is thicker than water.Pin
Blood is thicker than water.
You don’t see the forest for all the trees.Pin
You don’t see the forest for all the trees.
Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.Pin
Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.
Who(ever) says A must also say B.Pin
Who(ever) says A must also say B.
Do not judge others by your own yardstick.Pin
Do not judge others by your own yardstick.
If the rider is no good, it’s the horse’s fault.Pin
If the rider is no good, it’s the horse’s fault.
Barking dogs seldom bite.Pin
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Everything is worth its price.Pin
Everything is worth its price.
Better foolish by all than wise by yourself.Pin
Better foolish by all than wise by yourself.
The tone makes the music.Pin
The tone makes the music.
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