Liz, the adage I had in mind was;
'There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream!
Your shortened version lost something, I felt.

And in the same vein;
'When initiating the opening of avian ovum, the use of external-combustion-generated high-pressure steam, operating heavy forging equipment, is generally contra-indicated.'

John, you have nothing to fear but fear itself, I think.