Don’t make a mouse of yourself, or else you will be eaten by cats.
More German Proverbs:
A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof.German
What you do, do quickly.
German
Like will to like, as the devil said to the coal-burner.
German
Let the dead rest.
German
To give quickly is to give doubly.
German
With houses and gold, men are rarely bold.
German