It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.

As the former dissident Vladimir Bukovsky one remarked -- referring to the Russian proverb to the effect that you cannot make an omlette without breaking eggs -- he had seen plenty of broken eggs, but had never tasted any omlette.

When you take into public ownership a profitable industry the profits soon disappear. The goose that laid the golden eggs goes broody. State geese are not great layers.

In order to unscramble some eggs the leader gotta have some balls

Socialism is in no way a curate's egg

Socialism lays an bad egg by killing the capitalism that lays the golden eggs

Rooster, maybe well crows, but the eggs still bears the chicken.