What's the opposite of "Be careful what you wish for?"
"[D]on't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted."
"What happened?"
"He lived happily ever after."
— Willy Wonka and Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Though you also may be thinking the opposite in terms of "Be careful what wishes you undertake to grant", the proverb of which would be either "Don't bite off more than you can chew," or "Do not call up that which you can not put down."
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