American proverbs

• A penny saved is a penny earned. [Ben Franklin]

• A stitch in time saves nine. [Ben Franklin]

• As Maine goes, so goes the nation.

• Don't take any wooden nickels.

• Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. [Ben Franklin]

• Penny wise and pound foolish. [Ben Franklin]

• The early bird catches the worm. [Ben Franklin]

• The early bird may catch the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

• There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
  • This proverb or its acronym "TANSTAAFL" are often attributed to the author Robert A. Heinlein who used them in his novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966), but the expression has been dated to the late 1930s, and the acronym to at least as early as October 1949. Another common variant is: There's no such thing as a free lunch.

• You can't get there from here.