It was the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In the hope that Saint Nicholas soon would be there....
Carols
In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, always leave room for the mouse.
Proverbs and old sayings Greek
If the cat sits long enough at the hole, she will catch the mouse.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
A nobody to-day, a prince to-morrow. [The reverse of To-day a man, to-morrow a mouse. ]