It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
More Dutch Proverbs:
No one is wise in his own affairs.Dutch
You've got to stare the cat down out of the tree.
Dutch
Before you mount, look to the girth.
Dutch
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Dutch
Beauty is potent, but money is omnipotent.
Dutch
He who has no thirst has no business at the fountain.
Dutch