Necessity teaches all things

Quote by German Proverb

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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...

A good book praises itself

A good book praises itself

To bury grief plant a seed.

To bury grief plant a seed.

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

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

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

Go to law for a sheep and lose your cow

Go to law for a sheep and lose your cow

An example from the monkey: the higher it climbs, the more you see of its...

An example from the monkey: the higher it climbs, the more you see of its...

Those who don't pick roses in summer won't pick them in winter either

Those who don't pick roses in summer won't pick them in winter either

Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well

Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well

Too much luck is bad luck

Too much luck is bad luck

Politeness is what warmth is to wax

Politeness is what warmth is to wax

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief

He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief

One does evil enough when one does nothing good

One does evil enough when one does nothing good

The cats that drive the mice away are as good as they that catch them

The cats that drive the mice away are as good as they that catch them

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Charity consists not so much on HOW MUCH WE GIVE to the person but on...

Charity consists not so much on HOW MUCH WE GIVE to the person but on...

Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids...

Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids...