das Denken soll man den Pferden überlassen

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “one should leave the thinking to the horses”. === Phrase === das Denken soll man den Pferden überlassen Used when someone says “I just thought that...”, or the like. ==== Usage notes ==== Often but not necessarily followed by the explanation die haben größere Köpfe (“they have bigger heads”), also die haben den größeren Kopf (“idem”).