Okay, then:
1) You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink
2) The early bird catches the worm
3) All that glitters is not gold
4) (I know this one, I know this one… but I can’t remember the saying. THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. I know what the words mean but I must never have heard the quote.)
5) A fool and his money are soon parted
6) A bird in the hand equals two in the bush