A fence lasts three years, a dog lasts three fences, a horse three dogs, and a man three horses.

Tradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Ein Zaun währt drei Jahre, ein Hund überwährt drei Zäune, ein Pferd drei Hunde, ein Mensch drei Pferde.

A fence lasts three years, a dog lasts three fences, a horse three dogs, and a man three horses.

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