A man shows his character by what he laughs at.
More German Proverbs:
Too much bed makes a dull head.German
Bread in one hand, a stone in the other.
German
One kisses the nurse for the sake of the child.
German
That is not in the looking-glass which is seen in the looking-glass.
German
It's a bad bridge that is narrower than the stream.
German
Where there's muck there's brass.
German