Where might is right, right is not might.
More German Proverbs:
So many men, so many opinions.German
The stomach is easier filled than the eye.
German
Love can do much, money can do all.
German
Money in the purse dispels melancholy.
German
The devil is never so black as he is painted.
German
When the fox wants to catch geese, he wags his tail.
German