ei vara venettä kaada

== Finnish == === Etymology === Attested in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Ei tuki ſuowa alenna, wara wenhettaͤ caada. === Proverb === ei vara venettä kaada (literally, “caution won't tip the boat over”) better safe than sorry (being cautious does not cause any harm)