Forewarned is forearmed. Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper. A reformed rake makes the best husband. He who lives by the sword shall perish by the sword. Slow and steady wins the race.
Death pays all debts.
I wish I were an Oscar Meyer Weener. Leave well enough alone. If you can't lick them, join them. Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me. Children should be seen and not heard.