He who starts singing too high will never finish the song.
More German Proverbs:
Eating and drinking holds body and soul together.German
Eat your fish while it is still fresh and marry the girl while she is still young.
German
We cannot all be Pope of Rome.
German
The anvil is used to noise.
German
Liberty is God's gift, liberties the devil's.
German
He who is the judge between two friends loses one of them.
German