If you don't want to lose, you should wait for the right opportunity
An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up, the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts of wind. But the oak stood firm and was torn up by the roots.
We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.
Better to starve free than be a fat slave
Familiarity gives rise to contempt.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.