German proverbs

It is too much to expect of a cat that she should sit by the milk and not lap it.

Millers, tailors, and weavers are not hanged, or the trade would soon be extinct.

Spending your money with many a guest, empties the kitchen, the cellar and chest.

A woman has the form of an angel, the heart of a serpent, and the mind of an ass.

The bachelor is a peacock, the engaged man a lion, and the married man a jackass.

If the wolf had stayed in the wood there would have been no hue and cry after him.

Marriage is the opposite to a fever attack; it begins very hot and ends very cold.

Eat your fish while it is still fresh and marry the girl while she is still young.

If you don't want to be deceived, you must have as many eyes as hairs on the head.

If you want to live long, be healthy and fat, drink like a dog and eat like a cat.

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