2263 German Proverbs / Page 85
1681.
The late comer is ill lodged.1682.
The later the evening, the fairer the company.1683.
The laugh is always on the loser.1684.
The man in the moon stole the wood.1685.
The master's eye does more than both his hands.1686.
The middle path is the safe path.1687.
The miller's hen and widower's maid, of want need never be afraid.1688.
The mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small.1689.
The misery is that you have to ruin your day with work.1690.
The monk responds as the abbot chants.1691.
The monk's habit is never so blessed that the devil can't hide in it.1692.
The more haste, the less speed.1693.
The more law, the less justice.1694.
The more laws the less justice.1695.
The more light a torch gives the shorter it lasts.1696.
The more noble, the more humble.1697.
The more shepherds there are, the worse the flocks are watched.1698.
The more the well is used, the more water it yields.1699.
The more you stir the mire, the more it stinks.1700.
The morning hour has gold in its mouth.