БЕДА К НАМ ПРИХОДИТ ВЕРХОМ, А ОТ НАС УХОДИТ ПЕШКОМ

Cf:Agues come on horseback but go away on foot (Br.). It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him (Br.). Misfortune arrives on horseback but departs on foot (Am.). Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot (Am.)