q('Don\'t cry~ over spilt milk.#Don\'t get upset about something that has happened. It\'s too late to change it.');
q('Don\'t teach~ your grandmother to suck eggs.#Don\'t tell me what to do or how to do it - I know already!');
q('Don\'t count~ your chickens until they are hatched.#Don\'t make plans for the future before you are sure you will be able to do you intend. (You don\'t know what problems may arise.)');
q('Don\'t cross~ the bridge until you come to it.#There is no point in worrying now about things that might (or might not) happen in the future.');
q('Don\'t change~ horses in midstream.#If you have started something one way, do not change to a different way. This will only bring problems.');
q('Don\'t look~ a gift horse in the mouth.#If someone is trying to give you something, don\'t find fault with it.');
q('Don\'t tell~ tales out of school.#Don\'t talk about other people.');
q('Don\'t throw~ the baby out with the bathwater.#Do not reject an idea or plan completely just because it has a small problem.');
q('Don\'t cut~ the bough you are standing on.#Don\'t do anything to take away the support you have or to cause yourself problems.');
q('Don\'t take~ a sledgehammer to crack a nut.#If you have a small problem, be careful you don\'t solve it with very heavy methods. Doing so may make things worse.');
q('Don\'t put~ the cart before the horse.#Don\'t get things mixed up or do them in the wrong order.');
q('Don\'t wash~ your dirty linen in public.#Do not talk about family problems with outsiders.');
q('Don\'t cut off~ your nose to spite your face.#When getting your revenge on someone, be sure that you are not in fact making things worse for yourself.');
q('Don\'t put~ all your eggs in one basket.#Don\'t risk all your money, hopes, etc. on one thing. (Have an alternative plan.)');