He is a fool who loses the flight for the leap.
More Italian Proverbs:
It's a very proud horse that will not carry his oats.Italian
Every one to his own calling, and the ox to the plough.
Italian
He who serves the public has a sorry master.
Italian
He who doth his own business defileth not his fingers.
Italian
Does your neighbor bore you? Lend him some money.
Italian
Not everything that is bad comes to hurt us.
Italian