Noth bricht Eisen.Necessity breaks iron.
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Was die Fürsten geigen, müssen die Unterthanen tanzen.As princes fiddle, subjects must dance.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDas Papier ist geduldig.Paper is patient.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWer zur Gewalt schweigt, verliert sein Recht.Who bows to might loses his right.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEs ist leichter zwei Herde bauen, als auf einem immer Feuer haben.It is easier to build two hearths than always to keep fire on one.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMann ohne Weib, ist Haupt ohne Leib; Weib ohne Mann, ist Leib ohne Haupt daran.Man without woman, is head without body; woman without man, is body without head.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMan muß sein Licht nicht unter Scheffel stellen.Hide not your light under a bushel.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWo Rauch ist, muß auch Feuer sein.No smoke without fire.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMund und Herz sind eine ganze Spanne von einander.Mouth and heart are wide apart.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSchlimmer Anfang bringt wohl gutes Ende.A bad beginning may make a good ending.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesPillen muß man schlingen, nicht kauen.Pills must be bolted, not chewed.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesKunst hält bei einem Fest, wenn alles ihn verläßt.Art holds fast when all else is lost.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesViele Köpfe, viele Sinne.So many men, so many minds.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEs ist kein Gesetz es hat ein Loch, wer’s finden kann.There is no law but has a hole in it, for those who can find it out.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDer Letzte thut die Thür zu.The last shuts the door.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesIm Spaß gesagt, im Ernst gemeint.Said in sport, meant in earnest.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGottes Mühle geht langsam, aber sie mahlt fein.God’s mill goes slowly, but it grinds well.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWer nicht empfängt, braucht nicht wieder zu geben.Who accepts nothing, has nothing to return.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWie ein Ding nutzet, ist es geputzet.As a thing is used, so it brightens.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDie Schönste putzt das Licht.The handsomest snuffs the candle.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDer Bauch läßt sich nichts vorlügen.There’s no putting off a lie upon the belly.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesZeit ist der beste Rathgeber.Time is the best counsellor.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNicht alle sind Diebe, die der Hund anbellt.All are not thieves whom the dog barks at.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWer sich heute nicht bessert, wird morgen ärger.He who does not improve to-day will grow worse to-morrow.
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