2263 German Proverbs / Page 51
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It's hard to scare a person who thinks he will benefit from dying.1002.
It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.1003.
It's the whole, not the detail, that matters.1004.
Jack gets on by his stupidity.1005.
Jacob's voice, Esau's hands.1006.
Jealousy is a pain seeking its cause.1007.
Jealousy is a pain that seeks what caused it.1008.
Jealousy is a pain which eagerly seeks what causes pain.1009.
Joy and sorrow are next door neighbours.1010.
Joy and sorrow are to-day and to-morrow.1011.
Judges should have two ears, both alike.1012.
Justice has a waxen nose.1013.
Keep well with your neighbours, whether right or wrong.1014.
Keep within compass and you may be sure, That you will not suffer what others endure.1015.
Kindness breaks no bones.1016.
Kindnesses, like grain, increase by sowing.1017.
Kissing don't last but cooking do.1018.
Knowing hens lay even in nettles.1019.
LA loaded wagon creaks; an empty one rattles.1020.
Late fruit keeps well.