How would you put this?

Question

How would you put this as if you were saying it as if it was a "saying". Like momma always said______________.

(When someone worked somewhere for so long actually their whole life and now they are not as good at it as they use to and have attitudes and act like they know everything and just don't care about anything just as long as they get a check. )

I'm asking because I'm writing a letter to management head quaters where I live because the people who work in the office treat you like c**p and been working there since I was a little kid. I just want to add a saying at bottom of letter to spice it up or just to be a smart ***.

Answer 1

The chicken may have stopped laying, but she ain't about to give up her place in the pecking order!

Answer 2

..."don't count your chickens before they HATCH"...my momma always said...hmmm...