It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A new broom sweeps clean.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Truth will out.

Third time lucky.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Less is more.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Horses for courses.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A good man is hard to find.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Make haste slowly.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

First things first.

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

You can't win them all.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Hope springs eternal.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Manners maketh the man.

Slow but sure.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The bigger, the better.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Life begins at forty.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

Paddle your own canoe.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Fight fire with fire.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A golden key can open any door.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Seeing is believing.

Only the good die young.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Enough is enough.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Blood is thicker than water.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Keep your chin up.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Even a worm will turn.

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

A house is not a home.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Give credit where credit is due.

A thing begun is half done.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

To the victor go the spoils.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

It takes two to tango.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's safety in numbers.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.