German proverb

"A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. "

"A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit. "

"Charity sees the need not the cause. "

"God gives the nuts but he does not crack them. "

"He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind. "

"It's not that age brings childhood back again, Age merely shows what children we remain. "

"Love your neighbor, but don't tear down your fence. "

"Never give advice unless asked. "

"No answer is also an answer. "

"Old birds are hard to pluck. "

"One does evil enough when one does nothing good. "

"Rast ich, so rost ich. (When I rest, I rust.) "

"The eyes believe themselves the ears believe other people. "

"The wise man has long ears and a short tongue. "

"To change and to change for the better are two different things. "

"When the fox preaches, look to the geese. "

"Where there are no swamps there are no frogs. "

"Who begins too much accomplishes little. "

"Who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart. "

"Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher. "

"Whose bread I eat his song I sing. "