It's easy to be wise after the event.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Only fools and horses work.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Love makes the world go round.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Clothes do not make the man.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Let the buyer beware.

Give the Devil his due.

You are never too old to learn.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

An army marches on its stomach.

Ignorance is bliss.

First things first.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Money talks.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A cat has nine lives.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Like father, like son.

Keep your chin up.

Blood is thicker than water.

Fortune favours the brave.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Business before pleasure.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Knowledge is power.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Small things amuse small minds.

Haste makes waste.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Crime doesn't pay.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The end justifies the means.

Another day, another dollar.

A watched pot never boils.