Those who wade in unknown waters will be sure to be drowned.
More German Proverbs:
A gosling flew over the Rhine, and came home a goose.
German
Who loves not women, wine, and song, remains a fool his whole life long.
German
Women prefer to be beautiful rather than good.
German
Never to forsake your ideals is better than dreaming of great things.
German
Every beginning is hard, said the thief, when he began by stealing an anvil.
German