Two heads are better than one.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

First come, first served.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Every stick has two ends.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Practice what you preach.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

You can't always get what you want.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Different strokes for different folks.

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Actions speak louder than words.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

A bad penny always turns up.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

In the midst of life we are in death.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Money talks.

A cat may look at a king.

Count your blessings.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

Life begins at forty.

There are two sides to every question.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Faith will move mountains.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Bad news travels fast.

A fish always rots from the head.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

It goes without saying.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Appearances can be deceptive.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Persuasion is better than force.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't rock the boat.

Pearls of wisdom.

'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Better safe than sorry.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The bigger, the better.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Fight fire with fire.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Never tell tales out of school.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

There's no place like home.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

Charity begins at home.

Keep your chin up.

Truth will out.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Nothing new under the sun.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Give credit where credit is due.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.