A golden cage is still a cage.
More Mexican Proverbs:
Better a stride that will last than a trot that tires fast.
Mexican
Calm seas make sorry sailors.
Mexican
You don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Mexican
Stupidity closes the doors of kindness.
Mexican
The right time to dine is: for the rich man, when he is hungry; and for the poor, when he has something to eat.
Mexican