2263 German Proverbs / Page 57
1121.
Many take by the bushel, and give with the spoon.1122.
Many trades, begging the best.1123.
Many who build castles in the air cannot build a hut on earth.1124.
Marriage is heaven and hell.1125.
Marriage is the opposite to a fever attack; it begins very hot and ends very cold.1126.
Marry in haste and repent at leisure.1127.
Marry in haste repent at leisure.1128.
Marry in May, rue for aye.1129.
Marrying in the blood is never good.1130.
Marrying is easy, but housekeeping is hard.1131.
Meekness is the pride of the humble.1132.
Merchant to-day, beggar to-morrow.1133.
Millers and bakers do not steal, people bring to them.1134.
Millers, tailors, and weavers are not hanged, or the trade would soon be extinct.1135.
Mind over matter.1136.
Mind your own business.1137.
Mirth is the sugar of life.1138.
Misfortune, wood, and hair, grow throughout the year.1139.
Misreckoning is no payment.1140.
Money in the purse dispels melancholy.