He goes safely who has nothing.
More French Proverbs:
Courtesy that is all on one side cannot last long.French
If you wrestle with a collier you will get a blotch.
French
One for sorrow; two for mirth; three for a wedding; four for a birth.
French
Help thyself and heaven will help thee.
French
The best company must part, as King Dagobert said to his hounds.
French
It is easier to climb down than up.
French