A sailor must have his eye trained to the rocks and sands as well as the north star.
More Italian Proverbs:
Good or bad we must all live.Italian
The later comer is ill lodged.
Italian
Tenderness can be a bad judge.
Italian
Substance is not enough, accident is also required.
Italian
Better to ask than go astray.
Italian
It is always good to have two strings to your bow.
Italian