The bow must not be always bent.
More Dutch Proverbs:
A still sow eats up all the draff.Dutch
Who has no thirst has no business at the foundation.
Dutch
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Dutch
There's no making a silk purse of a sow's ear.
Dutch
Beware of the person with two faces.
Dutch
God sent him meat, but the devil cooked it.
Dutch