Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

A thing begun is half done.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Talk is cheap.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Keep your powder dry.

All things must pass.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

All's well that ends well.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

A bad penny always turns up.

Only the good die young.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Keep your chin up.

Tomorrow is another day.

Crime doesn't pay.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Pearls of wisdom.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Seize the day.

The bigger, the better.

Time is a great healer.

What goes up must come down.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Every stick has two ends.

You can't always get what you want.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Walls have ears.

Don't get mad, get even.

It's never too late to mend.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

To the victor go the spoils.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Quid pro quo.

Enough is enough.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You are what you eat.

Virtue is its own reward.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Every picture tells a story.

Bad news travels fast.

Less is more.

You are never too old to learn.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Patience is a virtue.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Better late than never.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Laughter is the best medicine.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Waste not, want not.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It goes without saying.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The best is the enemy of the good.

All that glitters is not gold.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Variety is the spice of life.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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