Where there is nothing to gain, there is a lot to lose.
More Italian Proverbs:
Of this world each man has as much as he takes.Italian
I will do what I can, and a little less, to be able to continue at it.
Italian
Marriages are not as they are made, but as they turn out.
Italian
God save me from a bad neighbor and a beginner on the fiddle.
Italian
A lean horse does not kick.
Italian
He that is afraid of the devil does not grow rich.
Italian