find it dry._
Se la moglie pecca, non è il marito innocente. _If the wife sins the
husband is not innocent._
Se la superbia fosse arte, quanti dottori avremmo. _If pride were an
art, how many doctors we should have._
Se ’l sol mi splende, non curo la luna. _If the sun shines on me I care
not for the moon._
Sempre ha torto il più debole. _The weakest goes to the wall._
Sempre ne va il meglio. _The best always goes first._
Se non puoi mordere, non mostrar mai i denti. _If you can’t bite, don’t
show your teeth._
Senza debiti, senza pensieri. _Without debt without care._
Se piovesser maccheroni, che bel tempo pei ghiottoni! _If it rained
maccaroni, what a fine time for gluttons!_
Servizio de’ grandi non è eredità. _Service is not inheritance._
Se sorcio sei, non seguitar rane. _If you are a mouse don’t follow
frogs._
Se tacesse la gallina, non si saprebbe che ha fatto l’uovo. _If the hen
had not cackled we should not know she had laid an egg._
Se ti lasci metter in spalla il vitello, quindi a poco ti metteranno la
vacca. _If you let them put the calf on your shoulders, it will not be
long before they clap on the cow._
Si arriva più presto un bugiardo che un zoppo. _A liar is sooner caught
than a cripple._
Si dice è mentitore. _They say, is a liar._
Si dice sempre il lupo più grande che non è. _The wolf is always said
to be bigger than he is._
Simili con simili vanno. _Like will to like._
S’io dormo, dormo a me; s’io lavoro, non so a che. _If I sleep, I sleep
for myself; if I work, I know not for whom._
Si può pagar l’oro troppo caro. _One may buy gold too dear._
Si romperebbe il collo in un filo di paglia. _He would break his neck
against a straw._
Si trovano molti asini che non portano mai sacco. _There are more asses
than carry sacks._
Si trovano più ladri che forche. _There are more thieves than gibbets._
Si vive bene all’ombra del campanile. _It is good living under the
shadow of the belfry._
Sorte, e dormi. _Have luck, and sleep._
Sotto la bianca cenere sta la brace ardente. _Under white ashes there
is glowing coal._
Sotto l’istesso fuoco si purifica l’oro, e si consuma la paglia. _The
same fire purifies gold and consumes straw._
Spegner il fuoco con la stoppa. _To put out the fire with tow._
Spesso chi crede fuggir il fumo, cade nel fuoco. _They who shun the
smoke often fall into the fire._
Spesso chi troppo fa, poco fa. _Who does too much often does little._
Spesso d’un gran male nasce un gran bene. _Out of a great evil often
comes a great good._
Spesso i doni sono danni. _Gifts are often losses._
Spogliar Pietro per vestir Paolo. _To strip Peter to clothe Paul._
Sproni proprii e cavalli d’altri fanno corte le miglia. _One’s own
spurs and another’s horse make the miles short._
Suocera e nuora, tempesta e gragnuola. _Mother-in-law and
daughter-in-law, storm and hail._
Suon di campana non caccia cornacchia. _The sound of the bell does not
drive away rooks._
Superbo è quel cavallo che non si vuol portar la biada. _It’s a very
proud horse that will not carry his oats._
T.
Taglia la coda al cane, e’ riman cane. _Cut off the dog’s tail, he
remains a dog._
Tal canta che allegro non è. _Some sing who are not merry._
Tal ha belli occhi che niente vi vede. _One may have good eyes and see
nothing._
Tal ha paura che minacciar osa. _Many a one threatens and yet is
afraid._
Tal lascia l’arrosto, che poi ne brama il fumo. _Many a one leaves the
roast who afterwards longs for the smoke of it._
Tal padrone, tal servitore. _Like master like man._
Tal si burla che si confessa. _Some who jest tell tales of themselves._
Tal sprezza la superbia con una maggior superbia. _There are some who
despise pride with a greater pride._
T’annoia il tuo vicino? Prestagli uno zecchino. _Does your neighbour
bore you? Lend him a sequin._
Tante teste, tanti cervelli. _So many heads, so many brains._
Tanti paesi, tante usanze. _So many countries, so many customs._
Tanto buono che non val niente. _So good that he is good for nothing._
Tanto è morir di male quanto d’amore. _It is all one whether you die of
sickness or of love._
Tanto va la secchia al pozzo che vi lascia il manico. _The bucket goes
so often to the well that it leaves its handle there._
Tanto vale il mio nò, quanto il tuo sì. _My No is as good as your Yes._
Tardi furon savj i Troiani. _The Trojans were wise too late._
Tardi si vien con l’acqua quando la casa è arsa. _It is too late to
come with water when the house is burnt down._
Tosto si trova il bastone per dare al cane. _A stick is soon found to
beat a dog._
Tra asino e asino, non corron se non calci. _Nothing passes between
asses but kicks._
Tra corsale e corsale, non si guadagna se non barili vuoti. _Corsairs
against corsairs, there is nothing to win but empty barrels._
Tra due poltroni, il vantaggio è di chi prima conosce l’altro. _Between
two cowards, he has the advantage who first detects the other._
Traduttori, traditori. _Translators, traitors._
Tra la briglia e lo sprone consiste la ragione. _Reason lies between
bridle and spur._
Tra ’l cuoco e il canovaio non è mai nimicizia. _There is never enmity
between the cook and the butler._
Trar la cavezza dietro all’asino. _To throw the halter after the ass._
Tre cose cacciano l’uomo di casa: fumo, goccia, e femmina arrabbiata.
_Three things drive a man out of doors: smoke, dropping water, and a
shrew._
Tre donne e un papero fanno un mercato. _Three women and a goose make a
market._
Tre fratelli, tre castelli. _Three brothers, three castles._
Tre lo sanno, tutti lo sanno. _Three know it, all know it._
Trista è quella casa ove le galline cantano, e ’l gallo tace. _It is a
sorry house where the hens crow and the cock is silent._
Tristo è quel barbiere che ha un sol pettine. _He is a sorry barber who
has but one comb._
Trotto d’asino poco dura. _An ass’s trot does not last long._
Tua camicia non sappia il secreto. _Let not your shirt know your
secret._
Tutte le chiavi non pendono ad una cintura. _All the keys do not hang
at one girdle._
Tutte le dita non son pari. _All the fingers are not alike._
Tutte le parole non voglion risposta. _Not all words require an answer._
Tutte le strade conducono a Roma. _All roads lead to Rome._ (_There are
more ways to the wood than one._)
Tutte le volpi alla fine si riveggono in pellicceria. _At last the
foxes all meet at the furrier’s._
Tutti i gusti son gusti. _All tastes are tastes._ (_There’s no
disputing about tastes._)
Tutti i santi non fanno miracoli. _All saints do not work miracles._
Tutti son bravi quando l’inimico fugge. _All are brave when the enemy
flies._
Tutto è bene che riesce bene. _All’s well that ends well._
Tutto il cervello non è in una testa. _All the brains are not in one
head._
Tutto quello che crolla non cade. _Not all that shakes falls._
Tutto s’accommoda eccetto l’osso del collo. _Everything may be repaired
except the neckbone._
Tutto sapere è niente sapere. _To know everything is to know nothing._
U.
Una aiuta a maritare l’altra. _One daughter helps to marry the other._
Una bugia ne tira dieci. _One lie draws ten after it._
Una campana fa a un comune. _One bell serves a parish._
Una mano lava l’altra, e tutt’e due lavano il viso. _One hand washes
the other, and both wash the face._
Una parola tira l’altra. _One word brings on another._
Una pecora rognosa ne guasta un branco. _One scabby sheep spoils a
flock._
Una pulce non leva il sonno. _One flea does not hinder sleep._
Una rondine non fa l’estate. _One swallow does not make a summer._
Una sella non s’adatta ad un dosso solo. _A saddle fits more backs than
one._
Una spina non fa siepe. _One briar does not make a hedge._
Un avvertito ne val due. _A man warned is as good as two._
Un buon boccone, e cento guai. _One good morsel and a hundred
vexations._
Un canestro d’uva non fa vendemmia. _One basket of grapes does not make
a vintage._
Un chiodo caccia l’altro. _One nail drives out another._
Un coltello aguzza l’altro. _One knife whets another._
Un coltello fa tener l’altro nella guaina. _One knife keeps another in
its sheath._
Un demonio non fa l’inferno. _One devil does not make hell._
Un diavol conosce l’altro. _One devil knows another._
Un diavol scaccia l’altro. _One devil drives out another._
Un fior non fa ghirlanda. _One flower does not make a garland._
Un male ed un frate rare volte soli. _A misfortune and a friar seldom
go alone._
Un matto sa più domandare che sette savj rispondere. _A fool can ask
more questions than seven wise men can answer._
Un nemico è troppo, e cento amici non bastano. _One enemy is too much,
and a hundred friends are not enough._
Uno leva la lepre, un altro la piglia. _One starts the hare, another
catches it._
Un pajo d’orecchie seccherebbero cento lingue. _One pair of ears would
exhaust a hundred tongues._
Un pazzo getta una pietra nel pozzo, e vi voglion cento savii a
cavarnela. _A fool throws a stone into a well, and it requires a
hundred wise men to get it out again._
Un peccato confessato è mezzo perdonato. _A sin confessed is half
forgiven._
Un poco di vero fa creder tutta la bugia. _A little truth makes the
whole lie pass._
Un sorcio mette paura ad un ladro. _A mouse will scare a thief._
Unto alle ruote. _Grease to the wheels._
Un uomo di paglia vuole una donna d’oro. _A man of straw needs a woman
of gold._
Uomo amante, uomo zelante. _A loving man, a jealous man._
Uomo ammogliato, uccello in gabbia. _A married man is a caged bird._
Uomo lento non ha mai tempo. _A slothful man never has time._
Uomo morto non fa guerra. _A dead man does not make war._
Uomo ozioso è il capezzale del diavolo. _An idle man is the devil’s
bolster._
Uomo solitario, o bestia o angiolo. _A solitary man is either a brute
or an angel._
Uscito è dal fango, ed è cascato nel rio. _He got out of the mud and
fell into the river._
V.
Va al mare, se ben vuoi pescare. _Go to the sea if you would fish well._
Val più un asino vivo che un dottore morto. _A living ass is better
than a dead doctor._
Val più un’oncia di discrezione che una libra di sapere. _An ounce of
discretion is better than a pound of knowledge._
Vaso che va spesso al fonte, ci lascia il manico o la fronte. _The
pitcher that goes often to the fountain leaves there either its handle
or its spout._ (_A pitcher that goes oft to the well is broken at
last._)
Vaso vuoto suona meglio. _Empty vessels make most noise._
Vedi Napoli e poi muori. _See Naples and then die._
Vedon più quattr’occhi che due. _Four eyes see more than two._
Vender il miele a chi ha le api. _To sell the honey to one who has the
bees._
Vender la pelle dell’orso innanzi che sia preso. _To sell the skin of
the bear before it is caught._
Vender l’uccello in su la frasca. _To sell the bird in the bush._
Vendetta di cent’anni ha ancora i lattaiuoli. _Revenge a hundred years
old has still its milk-teeth._
Ventre digiuno non ode nessuno. _A hungry belly has no ears._
Ventura aver poco senno basta. _To have luck needs little wit._
Vicino alla chiesa, lontan da Dio. _Near the church far from God._
Vien la fortuna a chi la procura. _Fortune comes to him who strives for
it._
Vino dentro, senno fuora. _When the wine is in the wit is out._
Virtù di silenzio è gran scienza. _The virtue of silence is a great
piece of knowledge._
Vivendo s’impara. _Live and learn._
Vive più il minacciato che l’impiccato. _A threatened man lives longer
than one that is hanged._
Vivi, e lascia vivere. _Live and let live._
Voce di popolo, voce di Dio. _The people’s voice, God’s voice._
Voce d’uno, voce di niuno. _One voice, no voice._
Voler lasciar andare dodici danari al soldo. _To be content to let
twelve pennies pass for a shilling._
GERMAN PROVERBS.
A.
Abends wird der Faule fleißig. At evening the sluggard is busy.
Adam muß eine Eva haben, die er zeiht was er gethan. Adam must
have an Eve, to blame for his own faults.
Adler brüten keine Tauben. Eagles do not breed doves.
Aendern und bessern sind zwei. To change and to better are two
different things.
Affen bleiben Affen, wenn man sie auch in Sammet kleidet. Apes
remain apes, though you clothe them in velvet.
”Alle Frachten lichten,” sagte der Schiffer, da warf er seine Frau
über Bord. “All freight lightens,” said the skipper, when he threw
his wife overboard.
Alle Freier sind reich, und alle Gefangenen arm. All wooers are
rich, and all captives poor.
Alle wissen guten Rath, nur der nicht, der ihn nöthig ist.
Everybody knows good counsel except him that has need of it.
Aller Anfang ist schwer, sprach der Dieb und zuerst stahl einen
Amboß. Every beginning is hard, said the thief, when he began by
stealing an anvil.
Alles wäre gut, wär kein “aber” dabei. Everything would be well
were there not a “but.”
Allzuviel ist nicht genug. Too much is not enough.
Allzuviel zerreißt den Sack. Too much bursts the bag.
Als Adam henkte und Eva spann, wer war denn da der Edelmann?
When Adam delved and Eve span, where was then the gentleman?
Als Christus allein war, versuchte ihn der Teufel. When Christ
was alone, the devil tempted him.
Als David kam ins Alter, sang er fromme Psalter. When David grew
old he sang pious psalms.
Alte Bäume lassen sich nicht biegen. Old trees are not to be
bent.
Alte Kirchen haben dunkle Fenster. Old churches have dark
windows.
Alte Krähen sind schwer zu fangen. Old crows are hard to catch.
Alte Leute sehen am Besten in die Ferne. Old people see best in
the distance.
Alte Liebe rostet nicht. Old love does not rust.
Alte Ochsen treten hart. Old oxen tread hard.
Alte Schweine haben harte Mäuler. Old pigs have hard snouts.
Alte Vögel sind schwer zu rupfen. Old birds are hard to pluck.
Alte Wunden bluten leicht. Old wounds easily bleed.
Amt ohne Sold macht Diebe. Office without pay makes thieves.
An armer Leute Bart lernt der Junge scheeren. On poor people’s
beards the young barber learns his trade.
An der Armuth will jeder den Schuh wischen. Every one likes to
wipe his shoes on poverty.
Andere Städtchen, andere Mädchen. Other towns, other lasses.
Anfang heiß, Mittel lau, Ende kalt. The beginning hot, the
middle lukewarm, the end cold.
Anfang und Ende reichen einander die Hände. Beginning and ending
shake hands.
Armer Leute Reden gehen viel in einen Sack. Poor people’s words
go many to a sackful.
Armuth ist der sechste Sinn. Poverty is the sixth sense.
Armuth ist listig, sie fängt auch einen Fuchs. Poverty is
cunning; it catches even a fox.
Armuth und Hunger haben viel gelehrte Jünger. Poverty and hunger
have many learned disciples.
Arzt hilf dir selbst. Physician heal thyself.
Auch der beste Gaul stolpert einmal. Even the best hack stumbles
once.
Auch der Löwe muß sich vor der Mücke wehren. Even the lion must
defend himself against the flies.
Auch ein Haar hat seinen Schatten. Even a hair casts its shadow.
Auf heiler Haut ist gut schlafen. It is good to sleep in a whole
skin.
Aufgeschoben ist nicht aufgehoben. Forbearance is no acquittance.
Auf den Abend soll man den Tag loben. In the evening one may
praise the day.
Auf einen guten Bissen gehört ein guter Trunk. To good eating
belongs good drinking.
Auf Regen folget Sonnenschein. After rain comes sunshine.
Auf seinem Miste ist der Hahn ein Herr. The cock is a lord on
his own dunghill.
Aus andrer Leuten Häuten ist gut Riemen schneiden. Good thongs
may be cut out of other people’s hides.
Aus dem Regen unter die Traufe kommen. To get out of the rain
under the spout.
Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn. Out of sight, out of mind.
Aus des Esels Wadel wird kein Sieb. You cannot make a sieve of
an ass’s tail.
Aus klattrigen Fohlen werden die schönsten Hengste. Ragged colts
make the handsomest stallions.
Aus ungelegten Eiern werden spät junge Hühner. Unlaid eggs are a
long time becoming chickens. (Count not your chickens before they are
hatched.)
B.
Bär und Büffel können keinen Fuchs fangen. Bear and bull catch
no fox.
Bald geben ist doppelt geben. To give quickly is to give doubly.
Begonnen ist halb gewonnen. Begun is half done.
Behaupten ist nicht beweisen. Assertion is no proof.
Bei großen Herren muß man fünf gerade sein lassen. With great
men one must allow five to be an even number.
Bei Nacht sind alle Katzen grau. By night all cats are grey.
Beinahe bringt keine Mücke um. Almost never killed a fly.
Beleidigst du einem Mönch, so knappen alle Kuttenzipfel bis nach
Rom. Offend one monk, and the lappets of all cowls will flutter as
far as Rome.
Bellende Hunde beißen nicht. Barking dogs don’t bite.
Bellet ein alter Hund, so soll man aufschauen. When an old dog
barks, look out.
Besser allein, als in schlechter Gesellschaft. Better alone than
in bad company.
Besser: Da läuft er, als: Da hängt er. Better, There he goes,
than, There he hangs.
Besser einäugig als gar blind. Better one-eyed than stone-blind.
Besser ein Flick als ein Loch. Better a patch than a hole.
Besser ein halb Ei als eitel Schale. Better half an egg than
empty shells.
Besser ein lebender Hund als ein todter Löwe. Better a living
dog than a dead lion.
Besser ein lebendiges Wort als hundert todte. Better one living
word than a hundred dead ones.
Besser ein magrer Vergleich als ein fetter Proceß. Better a lean
agreement than a fat lawsuit.
Besser frei in der Fremde als Knecht daheim. Better free in a
foreign land than a serf at home.
Besser freundlich versagen, als unwillig gewähren. Better a
friendly denial than an unwilling compliance.
Besser ist besser. Better is better.
Besser was als gar nichts. Better something than nothing at all.
Besser nichts geben als geraubtes Almosen. Better give nothing
than stolen alms.
Besser ohne Abendessen zu Bette gehen als mit Schulden. Better
to go to bed supperless than run in debt.
Betrug ist der Krämer Wagen und Pflug. Cheating is the chapman’s
cart and plough.
Betrügen ist ehrlicher als stehlen. Cheating is more honourable
than stealing.
Bettelsack ist bodenlos. The beggar’s bag is bottomless.
Bezahlen wir die Musik, so wollen wir dabei auch tanzen. If we
pay for the music we will take part in the dance.
Bist du Amboß, sei geduldig; bist du Hammer, schlage zu. If you
are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, strike hard.
Bittre Pillen vergoldet man. Bitter pills are gilded.
Bliebe der Wolf im Walde, so würd er nicht beschreien. If the
wolf had stayed in the wood there would have been no hue and cry after
him.
Blinder Gaul geht geradezu. A blind horse goes straightforward.
Blödes Herz buhlt keine schöne Frau. Faint heart never won fair
lady.
Blut ist dicker als Wasser. Blood is thicker than water.
Böser Brunnen, da man Wasser muß eintragen. It is a bad well
into which one must put water.
Böser Vögel, böses Ei. Bad bird, bad egg.
Böser Pfennig kommt immer wieder. A bad penny always comes back.
Borgen thut nur einmal wohl. Borrowing does well only once.
Böse Augen sehen nie nichts Gutes. Bad eyes never see any good.
Böse Waare muß man aufschwatzen. Bad ware must be cried up.
Bricht ein Ring, so bricht die ganze Kette. One link broken, the
whole chain is broken.
C.
Christen haben keine Nachbarn. Christians have no neighbours.
D.
Das Amt lehrt den Mann. The office teaches the man.
Das Auge des Herrn schafft mehr als seine beiden Hände. The
master’s eye does more than both his hands.
Das Auge sieht sich nimmer satt. The eye is never satiated with
seeing.
Das Bessere ist ein Feind des Guten. Better is an enemy to good.
Das Beste ist was man in der Hand hat. The best is what one has
in his hand.
Das Beste kauft man am Wohlfeilesten. The best is the cheapest.
Das Ei will klüger sein als die Henne. The egg will be more
knowing than the hen.
Das Glück giebt Vielen zu viel, aber Keinem genug. Fortune gives
many too much, but no one enough.
Das Glück hat Weiberart; liebt Jugend und wechselt gern. Fortune
is like women: loves youth and is fickle.
Das Huhn legt gern ins Nest, worin schon Eier sind. The hen
likes to lay in a nest where there are eggs already.
Das Leder stehlen, und die Schuhe um Gottes willen vergeben. To
steal the leather, and give away the shoes for God’s sake.
Das Nächste das Liebste. The nearest the dearest.
Das Papier ist geduldig. Paper is patient.
Das Pferd, das am Besten zieht, bekömmt die meisten Schläge. The
horse that draws best is the most whipped.
Das Recht hat eine wächserne Nase. Justice has a waxen nose.
Das Roß wird nicht nach dem Sattel beurtheilt. The horse is not
judged of by the saddle.
Das schlechtestes Rad am Wagen knarrt am meisten. The worst
wheel creaks most.
Das Werk lobt den Meister. The work praises the workman.
Dem alten Hunden ist schwer bellen lehren. It is hard to teach
old dogs to bark.
Dem einen Hund ist es leid wenn der andere in die Küche geht.
One dog growls to see another go into the kitchen.
Dem fliehenden Feinde baue goldene Brücken. Build golden bridges
for the flying foe.
Dem Hungrigen ist: harr’, ein hart Wort. Wait, is a hard word to
the hungry.
Dem Zuschauer ist keine Arbeit zu viel. To the looker-on no work
is too hard.
Den Baum muß man biegen, weil er jung ist. The tree must be bent
while it is young.
Den Brunnen decken, so das Kind ertrunken ist. To cover the well
after the child has been drowned in it.
Den Hungrigen ist nicht gut predigen. There is no good in
preaching to the hungry.
Den Kranken ärgert die Fliege an der Wand. The sick man is vexed
with the flies on the wall.
Den letzten beißen die Hunde. The dogs bite the last.
Den todten Löwen kann jeder Hase an der Mähne zupfen. Every hare
may pluck the dead lion’s mane.
Der Adler fängt nicht Fliegen. The eagle does not catch flies.
Der alter Fuhrmann hört gern Knallen. An old coachman loves the
crack of the whip.
Der Amboß ist des Lärms gewohnt. The anvil is used to noise.
Der Amboß fürchtet den Hammer nicht. The anvil is not afraid of
the hammer.
Der Bauch ist ein böser Rathgeber. The belly is a bad adviser.
Der Bauch läßt sich nichts vorlügen. There’s no putting off a
lie upon the belly.
Der beste Prediger ist die Zeit. Time is the best preacher.
Der Eine fängt den Hasen, der Andere ißt ihn. One catches the
hare, and another eats it.
Der Eine schlagt den Nagel ein, der Andere hängt den Hut daran.
One man knocks in the nail, and another hangs his hat on it.
Der Eine schlagt auf den Busch, der Andere kriegt den Vogel. One
beats the bush, and another catches the bird.
Der Esel trägt das Korn in die Mühle, und bekommt Disteln. The
ass carries corn to the mill, and gets thistles.
Der Esel und sein Treiber denken nicht überein. The ass and his
driver do not think alike.
Der Fisch fängt am Kopf an zu stinken. Fish begin to stink at
the head.
Der Fisch will dreimal schwimmen; im Wasser, im Schmalz, und im
Wein. A fish should swim thrice: in water, in sauce, and in wine.
Der Fuchs ändert den Pelz und behält den Schalk. The fox changes
his skin, but keeps the rogue.
Der Geiß sammelt sich arm, die Milde giebt sich reich. Charity
gives itself rich, covetousness hoards itself poor.
Der größte Schritt ist der aus der Thür. The greatest step is
out of doors.
Der Hahn ist König auf seinem Miste. The cock is king on his own
dunghill.
Der Hahn schließt die Augen, wann er krähet,—weil er es auswendig
kann. The cock shuts his eyes when he crows, because he knows it by
heart.
Der Henker ist ein scharfer Barbier. The executioner is a keen
shaver.
Der Hund, der den Hasen ausspürt, ist so gut wie der ihn fängt.
The dog that starts the hare is as good as the one that catches it.
Der Hund raset wider den Stein, und nicht wider den, so
geworfen. The dog rages at the stone, not at him that throws it.
Der Hunger treibt dem Wolf aus dem Walde. Hunger drives the wolf
out of the wood.
Der Junge kann sterben, der Alte muß sterben. The young may die,
the old must die.
Der König kann nicht allweg regieren wie er will. The king
cannot always rule as he wishes.
Der Krieg ist lustig den unerfahrnen. War is pleasant to those
who have not tried it.
Der Krug geht so lange zum Wasser bis er zerbricht. The pitcher
goes so often to the well, that it gets broken at last.
Der leere Wagen muß dem vollen ausweichen. The empty waggon must
make room for the full one.
Der Letzte hat den Sack gestohlen. The last stole the sack.
Der Letzte thut die Thür zu. The last shuts the door.
Der liebe Niemand ist an allem schuld. Honest Nobody is to blame
for all.
Der Mann im Monde hat das Holz gestohlen. The man in the moon
stole the wood.
Der Mensch denkt’s, Gott lenkt’s. Man proposes, God disposes.
Der Mensch liebt nur einmal. Man loves but once.
Der Mönch antwortet, wie der Abt singt. The monk responds as the
abbot chants.