German Folk Wisdom (Folk Proverbs from around the World Book 1)

SMART ADVICE FROM OUR ANCESTORS - STILL USEFUL TODAY

Long before everyone learned to read and write, smart people in all walks of life transmitted their hard-won wisdom as popular sayings or proverbs. Typically consisting of only one pithy sentence, they embody the distilled experience and lifestyle of a whole people.

Over 300 carefully selected German popular sayings are presented here in a new English translation.

The wisdom of our ancestors abounds with excellent advice about work, wealth, health, relationships, and life in general, and particularly on how to avoid a host of unpleasant problems. Enjoy!

A few examples:

In an emergency, the devil will eat flies.

What does not burn you, do not blow.

A smart thief keeps his own nest clean.

Who dies of fear, is also dead.

Good lawyer, bad Christian.

If you want to eat a toad, don’t look at it too long beforehand.