2263 German Proverbs / Page 67
1321.
One good turn deserves another.1322.
One hair of a woman draws more than a bell-rope.1323.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.1324.
One half the world laughs at the other half.1325.
One hand washes the other.1326.
One has only to die to be praised.1327.
One hour's sleep before midnight is better than two after it.1328.
One kisses the child for the mother's sake, and the mother for the child's sake.1329.
One kisses the nurse for the sake of the child.1330.
One knife whets another.1331.
One link broken, the whole chain is broken.1332.
One log does not burn long by itself.1333.
One man is another's devil.1334.
One man knocks in the nail, and another hangs his hat on it.1335.
One man may steal a horse while another may not look over the hedge.1336.
One man's story is no story; hear both sides.1337.
One marriage is never celebrated but another grows out of it.1338.
One may buy gold too dear.1339.
One may see through a wall, if there's a hole in it.1340.
One must either be the hammer or the anvil.