He who inherits a penny is expected to spend a dollar.
More German Proverbs:
Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.German
With patience and time the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
German
What one is accustomed to in youth, one does in old age.
German
Who lends his lips to nought but blame, has in his heart no love of fame.
German
He who has no shoes dances in his socks.
German
Poverty is cunning; it catches even a fox.
German