He who makes himself nothing, is nothing.
More German Proverbs:
Beginning and ending shake hands.German
Better to go to bed supperless than run in debt.
German
A good meal is worth hanging for.
German
Something to every one is good division.
German
Millers and bakers do not steal, people bring to them.
German
If you have no arrows in your quiver, go not with archers.
German