He who prizes little things, is worthy of great ones.
More German Proverbs:
Virtue flourishes in misfortune.German
He who sleeps in a silver bed has golden dreams.
German
They who eat cherries with the great, are like to have the stones and stalks flung in their face.
German
Good bargains empty your pockets.
German
Charity looks at the need and not at the cause.
German
Howling makes the wolf bigger than he really is.
German