Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Fortune favours the brave.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

The best defence is a good offence.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Good talk saves the food.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Never tell tales out of school.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Keep your powder dry.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Wonders will never cease.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A dog is a man's best friend.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The best-laid plans go astray.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

There's safety in numbers.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Great minds think alike.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Hide in plain sight.

The bigger, the better.

There's no place like home.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Go the extra mile.

All's fair in love and war.

Blood is thicker than water.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

A cat may look at a king.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

If you build it, they will come.

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

A thing begun is half done.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Cheats never prosper.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Home is where the heart is.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Bad money drives out good.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

It goes without saying.

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

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Manners maketh the man.

A fish always rots from the head.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It's never too late to mend.

An man's home is his castle.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Love makes the world go round.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Time flies.

Less is more.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Slow but sure.