2263 German Proverbs / Page 75
1481.
Self-praise stinks, friends praise hinks, the stranger's is sincere, and may last for a year.1482.
Self-preservation is the first law of nature.1483.
Services unrequired go unrequited.1484.
Set a beggar on a horse and he'll ride to the devil.1485.
Set a beggar on horseback, and he 'll out ride the Devil.1486.
Set a fox to catch a fox.1487.
Set a thief to catch a thief.1488.
Set hard heart against hard hap.1489.
Shake hands at the beginning and at the end.1490.
She is fond of him--on the side where the pocket hangs.1491.
Shoemaker stick to your last.1492.
Short hair is soon brushed.1493.
Short reckonings make long friends.1494.
Show me a liar, and I'll show you a thief.1495.
Sickly body, sickly mind.1496.
Silence and reflection cause no dejection.1497.
Silk and velvet put out the kitchen fire.1498.
Silks and satins put out the kitchen fire.1499.
Sin when you are drunk, pay the fine when you are sober.1500.
Singed cats live long.