If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Tomorrow never comes.

Go the extra mile.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It takes one to know one.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Oil and water don't mix.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Like father, like son.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Enough is enough.

Don't shoot the messenger.

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Charity begins at home.

Crime doesn't pay.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Two heads are better than one.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Any port in a storm.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Might is right.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

More haste, less speed.

Many hands make light work.

Share and share alike.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You are never too old to learn.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

There's no smoke without fire.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

It's best to be on the safe side.

An man's home is his castle.

The best defence is a good offence.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There's no place like home.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Clothes do not make the man.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

The bigger, the better.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

There's safety in numbers.

No news is good news.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Never tell tales out of school.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Dead men tell no tales.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Keep your chin up.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Revenge is sweet.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Handsome is as handsome does.

You are what you eat.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

Small things amuse small minds.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The customer is always right.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.