Bread in one hand, a stone in the other.
More German Proverbs:
Red is Love's colour, said the wooer to his foxy charmer.German
Who rides slow, must saddle betimes.
German
Do not ship all in one bottom.
German
Borrowing does well only once.
German
When misfortune comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.
German
Who falls short in the head, must be long in the heels.
German