He who is born to misfortune stumbles as he goes, and though he fall on his back will fracture his nose.

Tradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Wer Unglück soll haben, der stolpert im Grase, fällt auf den Rücken und bricht seine Nase.

He who is born to misfortune stumbles as he goes, and though he fall on his back will fracture his nose.

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