Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Every dog has its day.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Big fish eat little fish.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

There's no place like home.

A fish always rots from the head.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Variety is the spice of life.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The more the merrier.

Put your best foot forward.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Enough is enough.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Learn to walk before you run.

Dead men tell no tales.

Two heads are better than one.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Seeing is believing.

You can't always get what you want.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Speak as you find.

Like father, like son.

The early bird gets the worm.

To the victor go the spoils.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Ignorance is bliss.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It's the singer not the song.

History repeats itself.

The end justifies the means.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The truth will out.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

Time is money.

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

Moderation in all things.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Opposites attract.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Great minds think alike.

Haste makes waste.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

All you need is love.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The best defence is a good offence.

Share and share alike.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Might is right.

Man does not live by bread alone.