🗣️ Germany: “There must be order”

German proverb · Europe

Ordnung muss sein

ˈɔrdnʊŋ mʊs zaɪn

“There must be order”

Things must be kept tidy and structured — order in life and work is a virtue (famously associated with Kant).

About this proverb

This saying belongs to the oral tradition of Germany, a country in Europe. Read the full collection of Germany proverbs, or explore the Proverbs of the World index.

Das Ende vom Lied ist immer dasselbe

das ˈɛndə fɔm ˈliːt ɪst ˈɪmɐ dasˈzɛlbə

“The end of the song is always the same”

No matter how the story starts, it finishes the same way — a weary remark about recurring bad outcomes.

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