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1421. Promises are like the full moon: if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day.. German Proverb. Promises are like the full moon: if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day.

1422. Promises don't fill the belly.. German Proverb. Promises don't fill the belly.

1423. Promises have legs. Only a gift has hands.. German Proverb. Promises have legs. Only a gift has hands.

1424. Promises make debts.. German Proverb. Promises make debts.

1425. Promises may make friends, but 'tis performances that keep them.. German Proverb. Promises may make friends, but 'tis performances that keep them.

1426. Promising is one thing, performing another.. German Proverb. Promising is one thing, performing another.

1427. Proverbs are like butterflies, some are caught and some fly away.. German Proverb. Proverbs are like butterflies, some are caught and some fly away.

1428. Prudent men choose frugal wives.. German Proverb. Prudent men choose frugal wives.

1429. Prudent men woo thrifty women.. German Proverb. Prudent men woo thrifty women.

1430. Prudent pauses forward business.. German Proverb. Prudent pauses forward business.

1431. Put out the fire betimes, ere it reach the roof.. German Proverb. Put out the fire betimes, ere it reach the roof.

1432. Put the light out, and all women are alike.. German Proverb. Put the light out, and all women are alike.

1433. Quick at meat, quick at work.. German Proverb. Quick at meat, quick at work.

1434. Quick believers need broad shoulders.. German Proverb. Quick believers need broad shoulders.

1435. Quick come, quick go.. German Proverb. Quick come, quick go.

1436. Quick enough, if but good enough.. German Proverb. Quick enough, if but good enough.

1437. Ragged colts make the handsomest stallions.. German Proverb. Ragged colts make the handsomest stallions.

1438. Raise no more devils than you can lay.. German Proverb. Raise no more devils than you can lay.

1439. Reason doe not come before years.. German Proverb. Reason doe not come before years.

1440. Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.. German Proverb. Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.

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