It is a cart if it goes well, otherwise it is but timber.
More Hindustani Proverbs:
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount.Hindustani
Once out of the throat it spreads over the world.
Hindustani
True nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Hindustani
No sooner have you spoken than what you have said becomes the property of another.
Hindustani
Bathe early every day and sickness will avoid you.
Hindustani