Kill a chicken before a monkey

Similar sayings:

Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched
Fail to steal the chicken while it ate up your bait grain Fail to steal the chicken while it ate up your bait grain
Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is
Pick your inn before the dark; get on your road before the dawn Pick your inn before the dark; get on your road before the dawn

Titus, on October 15th, 2010 at 11:58 pm Said:

No wait! The monkey’s got the gun!

Chinese sayings and proverbs