Blood is thicker than water.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A man is known by his friends.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The truth will out.

Accidents will happen.

No man is an island.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Children should be seen and not heard.

There's no place like home.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Big fish eat little fish.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Even a worm will turn.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The best defence is a good offence.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

There's no time like the present.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

All good things come to those that wait.

Forewarned is forearmed.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Time flies.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

The early bird gets the worm.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.

It's better to wear out, than to rust.

An army marches on its stomach.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.