There is no accounting for tastes.

Needs must when the devil drives.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Slow but sure.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

There's an exception to every rule.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

First things first.

The age of miracles is past.

Count your blessings.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Only fools and horses work.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.

Beware the Ides of March.

Fight the good fight.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

You can't always get what you want.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

The best things in life are free.

Don't get mad, get even.

Money talks.

Physician, heal thyself.

It ain't over, till it's over.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

An man's home is his castle.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Horses for courses.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

If you build it, they will come.

All's fair in love and war.

It's never too late to mend.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

Wonders will never cease.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All publicity is good publicity.

Tomorrow is another day.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You reap what you sow.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Business before pleasure.

Many hands make light work.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Blood is thicker than water.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Oil and water don't mix.

Let bygones be bygones.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Misery loves company.

Forgive and forget.

The wages of sin is death.

The exception which proves the rule.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't shoot the messenger.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Any port in a storm.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Good things come in small packages.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

While there is life, there is hope.

Pride comes before a fall.

Money is the root of all evil.

Money isn't everything.

Faith will move mountains.

Fortune favours the brave.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Life is what you make it.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Enough is enough.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Hide in plain sight.

If the cap fits, wear it.