2263 German Proverbs / Page 46
901.
If the servant grows rich and the master poor, they are both good for nothing.902.
If the shoe fits, wear it.903.
If the wolf had stayed in the wood there would have been no hue and cry after him.904.
If the wolf would cease his running, the people would cease their shouting.905.
If there be a hell, Rome is built over it.906.
If we pay for the music we will take part in the dance.907.
If wood-hewing were an order, there would be fewer monks.908.
If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, strike hard.909.
If you can't get it in bushels, take it in spoonfuls.910.
If you don't light fires, smoke won't get in your eyes.911.
If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen.912.
If you don't make mistakes you don't make anything.913.
If you don't want to be deceived, you must have as many eyes as hairs on the head.914.
If you don't want to be hung yourself, blame the dog for stealing the sausage.915.
If you fail to practice your art, it will soon disappear.916.
If you have a good friend, you don't need a mirror.917.
If you have no arrows in your quiver, go not with archers.918.
If you heat an empty pot it bursts.919.
If you let the weeds grow for a year you will need seven to clear them.920.
If you put out another's candle, you also will be in the dark.