Wise rats run from a falling house.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Better when birds sing than where irons ring.Dutch
From little things men go on to great.
Dutch
Don't throw the handle after the bill.
Dutch
A pennyworth of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow.
Dutch
All women are good Lutherans -- they would rather preach than hear mass.
Dutch
When the mouse has had its fill, the meal turns bitter.
Dutch