2263 German Proverbs / Page 88
1741.
The sun will shine into our yard too.1742.
The sun-dial counts only the bright hours.1743.
The sweetest grapes hang highest.1744.
The sweetest wine makes the sharpest vinegar.1745.
The thief cannot find any tree that suits him for a gallows.1746.
The treason is loved, the traitor hated.1747.
The tree must be bent while it is young.1748.
The unbidden guest is ever a pest.1749.
The unexpected always happens.1750.
The unrighteous penny consumes the righteous dollar.1751.
The weeping bride makes a laughing wife.1752.
The will gives the work its name.1753.
The will is the soul of the work.1754.
The wind does not always blow from the same quarter.1755.
The wind keeps not always in one quarter.1756.
The wise drunkard is a sober fool.1757.
The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.1758.
The wise person has long ears and a short tongue.1759.
The wood has ears, the field has eyes.1760.
The work praises the workman.