It's the mouse that can free itself from the trap, which gets the cheese.
I'm smarter than your average mouse!
The mouse is the favorite of Nature, and it is necessary to keep it alive.

When the mouse laughs at the cat, there's a hole nearby.
The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.
A house mouse sees everything, but a field mouse sees the stars.

A mouse is poetry, small, tiny, perfect.
You can't teach a mouse to dance, but you can dress it up and make it look really cute.

A mouse is a mouse, no matter how small.
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
A mouse-trap; easy to make, easy to set, easy to empty.
A mouse in time saves nine.
The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.

If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk.
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley.
The cat loves fish, but she's loath to wet her feet.
If you want the mouse to play, you have to let it go.
A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
Even the strongest of opponents always has a weakness.