Don’t put the cart before the horse. - John Heywood (c.1497-1580) Don’t go barking up the wrong tree. - Davy Crockett (1786-1836) Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face. - Mid 14th century French Proverb. Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg. - Aesop (c.620-560 BC) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. - St Jerome (400AD)  Don’t shoot the messenger. - Old Latin Phrase, “Legatus non violatur.” Don’t find fault, find a remedy. - Henry Ford (1863-1947)