A good book praises itself

Quote by German Proverb

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A teacher is better than two books.

A teacher is better than two books.

Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well

Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well

Go to law for a sheep and lose your cow

Go to law for a sheep and lose your cow

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

Loquacity and lying are cousins

Loquacity and lying are cousins

The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.

The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.

Don't throw away your old shoes before you have new shoes.

Don't throw away your old shoes before you have new shoes.

Politeness is what warmth is to wax

Politeness is what warmth is to wax

Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy.

Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

Who rides slow, must saddle betimes

Who rides slow, must saddle betimes

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish...

Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish...

Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor

Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor

Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish...

Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish...

To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.

To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.

The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a...

The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a...

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a...

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a...

Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.

Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.