Cheats never prosper.

Make haste slowly.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Beware the Ides of March.

Tomorrow is another day.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

You are never too old to learn.

A house is not a home.

Haste makes waste.

First things first.

All that glitters is not gold.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

All the world loves a lover.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

First come, first served.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Seeing is believing.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Less said, soon mended.

It's better to give than to receive.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The truth will out.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Oil and water don't mix.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Look before you leap.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Fight the good fight.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Manners maketh the man.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Slow but sure.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Live and learn.

There's no smoke without fire.

Give credit where credit is due.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

You can't win them all.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Even a worm will turn.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

While there is life, there is hope.

It goes without saying.

Ignorance is bliss.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Every picture tells a story.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Better late than never.

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