Was man nicht im Kopfe hat, muß man in den Leinen haben.Who falls short in the head, must be long in the heels.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesWho falls short in the head, must be long in the heels.
Tradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
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- Henry G. Bohn · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857) · GERMAN PROVERBS · paragrafo 1043 · «Was man nicht im Kopfe hat, muß man in den Leinen haben.»
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Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
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Translation in the cited editionTradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
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