Whatever is to be a hook, bends early.
More German Proverbs:
Bad money drives out good.German
A monk in his cloister, a fish in the water, a thief in the gallows.
German
God gives us nuts but he does not crack them for us.
German
Work is our business; it's success is God's.
German
Nought needs no hiding-place.
German
When the tale of bricks is doubled, then comes Moses.
German