Little enemies and little wounds are not to be despised.
More German Proverbs:
Bad tidings always come too soon.German
If the servant grows rich and the master poor, they are both good for nothing.
German
Let him who is well off hold his tongue.
German
Having is haying, come whence it may.
German
A baptised Jew is a circumcised Christian.
German
Gold goes in at any gate.
German