Charity begins at home.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Good things come to those who wait.

All that glitters is not gold.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

All things must pass.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.

There's an exception to every rule.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Talk is cheap.

Time will tell.

Christmas comes but once a year.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Live and learn.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

No man is an island.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Forgive and forget.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

There is no accounting for tastes.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The pen is mightier than sword.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Put your best foot forward.

There's one born every minute.

Like father, like son.

Money isn't everything.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Two heads are better than one.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Patience is a virtue.

Seek and you shall find.

Faith will move mountains.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Give credit where credit is due.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Make hay while the sun shines.

All good things come to those that wait.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The wages of sin is death.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

East is east, and west is west.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't throw good money after bad.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

There's no time like the present.

You are what you eat.

A leopard can't change its spots.

It's better to give than to receive.

The end justifies the means.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

For everything there is a season.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

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

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Money talks.

Better safe than sorry.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Let well alone.

Always put your best foot forward.

Even a worm will turn.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Beat swords into ploughshares.