Quotes from German proverb

To change and to improve are two different things.

If God were not willing to forgive sin, heaven would be empty

He who would rule must hear and be deaf see and be blind.

Truth has a handsome countenance but torn garments.

It's the whole, not the detail, that matters.

Never give advice unless asked.

Old birds are hard to pluck.

When a dove begins to associate with crows its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.

Whose bread I eat, his song I sing.

Nothing in this world is permanent.

Even the lion has to defend himself against flies.

The best brewer sometimes makes bad beer.

Who begins too much accomplishes little.

Good things are not done in a hurry.

Charity looks at the need, not at the cause.

Avarice hoards itself poor; charity gives itself rich.

When the fox preaches, look to your geese.

Invalids live longest.

The morning has gold in its mouth.

The eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people.

Envy eats nothing but its own heart.

Who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart.

God helps those who help themselves.

Better silent than stupid.