La superbia andò a cavallo e tornò a piedi

Meaning: Arrogance leads to a fall.

Literally: Pride rode out on horseback and came back on foot

Example: “Si vantava di vincere facilmente ed è stato eliminato al primo turno: la superbia andò a cavallo e tornò a piedi.” — He bragged he'd win easily and was knocked out in the first round: pride comes before a fall.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 2 more languages

English: Pride comes before a fall
French: L'orgueil précède la chute (literally: Pride precedes the fall)
Spanish: La soberbia precede a la caída (literally: Pride precedes the fall)
Japanese: 驕れる者久しからず (Ogoreru mono hisashikarazu) (literally: The arrogant do not last long)
German: Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall (literally: Arrogance comes before the fall)
Dutch: Hoogmoed komt voor de val (literally: Pride comes before the fall)
Chinese: 骄兵必败 (Jiāo bīng bì bài) (literally: An arrogant army is bound to lose)