der Esel nennt sich immer zuerst in German

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Etymology: Literally, “the donkey always mentions himself first”. Probably an alteration of the variant der Esel geht immer voran (“the donkey always comes first”), from the idea that the donkey walks in front of the carriage but is of lesser value than the people on it. Etymology templates: {{m-g|the donkey always mentions himself first}} “the donkey always mentions himself first”, {{lit|the donkey always mentions himself first}} Literally, “the donkey always mentions himself first” Head templates: {{head|de|proverb}} der Esel nennt sich immer zuerst

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"der Esel nennt sich immer zuerst" meaning in German

Proverb

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