If you don’t light fires, smoke won’t get in your eyes.
More German Proverbs:
Time and opportunity are in no man's sleeve.German
Like will to like, as the devil said to the coal-burner.
German
More people drown in glasses than in rivers.
German
Every one is glad to see a knave caught in his own trap.
German
Confidence begets confidence.
German
Thoughts are toll-free, but not hell-free.
German