Ein Mensch ist des andern Teufel.One man is another’s devil.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
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Lüge ist die erste Staffel zum Galgen.Lying is the first step to the gallows.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesWer allerlei Holz auflieset, hat bald einen Arm voll.He that picks up all sorts of wood, soon gets an armful.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesWenn man den Wolf nennt, so kömmt er gerennt.Talk of the devil, and his imp appears.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesKrankes Fleisch, krankes Geist.Sickly body, sickly mind.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesJedermanns Freund, Jedermanns Narr.Everybody’s friend, everybody’s fool.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesGottes Freund, der Pfaffen Feind.God’s friend, the priest’s foe.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sources