After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains. Walt Whitman
Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river. Cordell Hull
The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way. Confucius
Do not insult the mother alligator until after you have crossed the river. Haitian Proverb
The person who knows himself and his opponent will be invincible. Carve a peg only after you have observed the hole. Korean Proverb
Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it. Chinese Proverb