He got out of the mud and fell into the river.
More Italian Proverbs:
The cock is bold on his own dunghill.Italian
Let well alone.
Italian
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Italian
The tree is known by its fruit.
Italian
He is well constituted who grieves not for what he has not, and rejoices for what he has.
Italian
What you can't have, abuse.
Italian