1303 sayings with source references.
Wer da bauet an der Straßen, muß die Leute reden lassen.He who builds on the public way, must let the people have their say.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWas die Augen sehen, glaubt das Herz.What the eyes see, the heart believes.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesPflanze oft versetzt, gedeihet nicht.Plants oft removed never thrive.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEs sind nicht alle Jäger, die das Horn gut blasen.All are not hunters that blow the horn.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGroßer Herren Leute lassen sich was bedünken.Great men’s servants don’t think little of themselves.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWer vom Altare lebt, soll auch dem Altare dienen.He who lives by the church should serve the church.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesVier Augen sehen mehr als zwei.Four eyes see more than two.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAllzuviel zerreißt den Sack.Too much bursts the bag.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesVolle Fässer klingen nicht.Full vessels give the least sound.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesRappelige Räder laufen am längsten.Crazy wheels run longest.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWenn ein Blinder den andern führt, fallen sie beide in den Graben.When blind leads blind, both fall into the ditch.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDas Recht hat eine wächserne Nase.Justice has a waxen nose.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLeichenpredigt, Lügenpredigt.Funeral sermon, lying sermon.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNatur und Liebe lassen sich nicht bergen.Nature and love cannot be hid.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesUebung bringt Kunst.Practice makes perfect.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesZu vie Demuth ist Hochmuth.Too much humility is pride.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDie ärgsten Studenten werden die frömmsten Prediger.The most disorderly students make the most pious preachers.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDer Henker ist ein scharfer Barbier.The executioner is a keen shaver.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTreue ist ein seltener Gast, halt ihn fest, wo du ihn hast.Good faith is a seldom guest, when you have him, hold him fast.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDer Esel trägt das Korn in die Mühle, und bekommt Disteln.The ass carries corn to the mill, and gets thistles.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBliebe der Wolf im Walde, so würd er nicht beschreien.If the wolf had stayed in the wood there would have been no hue and cry after him.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDer alter Fuhrmann hört gern Knallen.An old coachman loves the crack of the whip.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWo der beste Wein wächst, trinkt man den schlechtesten.Where the best wine grows, the worst is drunk.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDie Schulden sind der nächste Erbe.The debts go to the next heir.
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