Canadian proverb of the day: "Do not yell 'dinner' until your knife is in the loaf" and a lesson on humility, patience

• There are similar proverbs in English: Don't count your chickens before they hatch, and a familiar French expression: There's many a slip between the cup and the lip -- all asking us to wait for the right time.
• The Canadian proverb "Do not yell 'dinner' until your knife is in the lo