... Engl. : Don't fisk for strawberries in the bottom of the sea. 13. In verbotenen Seen fischt ... ... 40; Braun, I, 4060. Engl. : Praise the sea, but keep on land. ... ... ) Engl. : Being on the sea, sail; being on the land, settle. ( Bohn II ...
... . Engl. : The wife is the key of the house. ( Bohn II, ... ... beraubt werden. Engl. : The wife, the hore and the sword may be shewed but ... ... Tücken . Engl. : The wife, the horse and the sword may be shewed but ...
... aber stärker schier. Engl. : Greater than the camel exists the elephant. 81. Der Esel ist König ... ... The chimney-sweeper bids the collier wash his face. – The kettle calls the pot blackarse. ( Bohn II, 108. ) ...
... desto näher der Bahre . Engl. : The more thy years the nearer thy grave. ( Bohn II, 24. ... ... sie wohnten. ( Reinsberg II, 138. ) Holl. : Over honderd jaar zijn wij toch dood. ( Harrebomée, I, ...
... after the war is over. He is building a bridge over the sea. He catches the wind with a net. He changes ... ... He takes oil to extinguish the fire. He takes the spring from the year. He washes his ...
... Engl. : Fortune dreads the brave, and is only terrible to the coward. ( Bohn II ... ... Engl. : In prosperity fear the worst, in adversity hope the best. ( Eiselein, 244; ... ... Engl. : Give a man luck, and throw him into the sea. ( Bohn II, 113; Reinsberg IV, 135. ...
... Engl. : As good eat the devil, as the crotte he is boiled in. ( Bohn II ... ... Bauche verschwendet. Engl. : What is gotten over the devil's back is spent under his melly ... ... Engl. : He that hath shipped the devil, must make the best of him. It. ...
... . Engl. : Much water goes by the mill the miller knows not of. It ... ... fischen. Engl. : No fishing to fishing in the sea. ( Bohn II, 93. ) Frz. : Il ... ... : Smooth water runs deep. – The still sow sucks up all the draught. ( Masson, 372 ...