Make the best of a bad bargain.
More German Proverbs:
Where there's money, there is the devil; but where there's none, a greater evil.German
If you don't want to be hung yourself, blame the dog for stealing the sausage.
German
Your words are fair, said the wolf, "but I will not come into the village."
German
He who finds what has not been lost, will chance to die before he is ill.
German
There is an exception to every rule.
German
What smarts teaches.
German