Better badly mounted than proud on foot.
More German Proverbs:
A sack full of fleas is easier to watch than a woman.German
All your geese are swans.
German
He who stands godfather to a wolf should have a dog under his cloak.
German
Joy and sorrow are to-day and to-morrow.
German
There's one born every minute.
German
Today red, tomorrow dead.
German