You win some, you lose some.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Virtue is its own reward.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Charity begins at home.

Good things come to those who wait.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A place for everything and everything in its place.

All things must pass.

The show must go on.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Still waters run deep.

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Fight the good fight.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't get mad, get even.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

No pain, no gain.

He who hesitates is lost.

What goes up must come down.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The leopard does not change his spots.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Forgive and forget.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Misery loves company.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

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

Go the extra mile.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Enough is enough.

There's one born every minute.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Practice what you preach.

If you build it, they will come.

Waste not, want not.

Quid pro quo.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Slow but sure.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The bigger, the better.

Practice makes perfect.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Make haste slowly.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Give credit where credit is due.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Only fools and horses work.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Home is where the heart is.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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