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GERMAN Proverbs

Quotes, Sayings, Wits

Charity

Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor.

Immortality

Those who live in the Lord never see each other for the last time.

Losses

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

Poverty

Poverty is the sixth sense.

Speech

Speech is silvern, silence is golden; speech is human, silence is divine.

War

A great war leaves the country with three armies—an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves.

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