No armour is proof against the gallows.
More German Proverbs:
What goes around, comes around.German
He who fain would marry, in choice should not tarry.
German
Safe over the bridge, one laughs at St. Nepomuck.
German
If the brain sows not corn, it plants thistles.
German
Not all flowers are fit for nosegays.
German
The dog does not get bread every time he wags his tail.
German