2263 German Proverbs / Page 70
1381.
Peacock, look at your legs.1382.
Pearls of wisdom.1383.
Penny is penny's brother.1384.
Penny wise, and pound foolish.1385.
People often change and seldom for the better.1386.
People show their character by what they laugh at.1387.
People talk about something until it actually happens.1388.
Petty thieves are hanged, you take off your hat to the big ones.1389.
Piety, prudence, wit, and civility, are the elements of true nobility.1390.
Pigeons are taken when crows fly at pleasure.1391.
Pilgrims seldom come home saints.1392.
Pills must be bolted, not chewed.1393.
Places are God's; placemen are the devil's.1394.
Plants oft removed never thrive.1395.
Play not with a man till you hurt him, nor jest till you shame him.1396.
Politeness is what warmth is to wax.1397.
Politeness travels on short fares.1398.
Poor or rich, death makes us all equal.1399.
Poor people's words go many to a sackful.1400.
Poverty and hunger have many learned disciples.