Though you seat the frog on a golden stool, he’ll soon jump off again into the pool.

Tradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Setzt einen Frosch auf goldenen Stuhl, er hüpft doch wieder in den Pfuhl.

Though you seat the frog on a golden stool, he’ll soon jump off again into the pool.

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Tradizione tedesca · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

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