Nature abhors a vacuum.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You can't take it with you.

Let bygones be bygones.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

All's fair in love and war.

It's all grist to the mill.

First things first.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

First come, first served.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

You can have too much of a good thing.

No man is an island.

Time will tell.

Knowledge is power.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Time is a great healer.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Every stick has two ends.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A man is known by his friends.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Speak as you find.

A miss is as good as a mile.

No news is good news.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Seeing is believing.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Virtue is its own reward.

Horses for courses.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

More haste, less speed.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There's no time like the present.

Let the dead bury the dead.

History repeats itself.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Accidents will happen.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

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

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Look before you leap.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

You are what you eat.

All roads lead to Rome.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

All good things come to those that wait.

Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Different strokes for different folks.

Nothing new under the sun.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Nine tailors make a man.

Easy come, easy go.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

Two heads are better than one.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

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

It ain't over, till it's over.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.