I need a proverb

0 Can you give us a context, Antonia. 02br
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00Off the top of my head I can think of "house of cards", "don't build your house upon sand", 02br
00"shaky foundations" 0-

0 I don't know the context, a friend of mine asked me. I called her and she told me sth like this: It is important to invest wisely your money (into a firm, when you set up a company), so that it pays off in the end. 0-

0 I think the exact context is. As an old proverb says: "..." 0-

0 "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"? 02br
00"a fool and his money are soon parted", 02br
00"you need money to make money", 02br
00"don't throw good money after bad" 02br
00"every mickle macks a muckle" (every little bit saved turns into a lot) 02br
00"throw your bread upon the waters" (to make an investment in something for

0 Are you referring to the Bible parable about the man who built his house on stone and the man who built his house on sand? 0-

0 No, I just need a proverb to fit into a text about financing. 02br
00Thank you 0-

0 "Don't buy a pig in a poke" - i.e. check everything out very carefully before you invest. 0-

0 How about "the chain is only as strong as its weakest link"? 0-

0 Very good guys, thank you. I'll tell you whether it fits or not. 0-

0 Perhaps a proverb containing 01i00house02i00, 01i00base02i00, 01i00foundations02i00 - sth that could be a good metaphore for a company? 0-