There's none so blind as those who will not see.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Let well alone.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The best defence is a good offence.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Seize the day.

Variety is the spice of life.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The best things in life are free.

Wonders will never cease.

A good man is hard to find.

All good things come to those that wait.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

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

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

Manners maketh the man.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Live and learn.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

East, west, home's best.

Tomorrow is another day.

Many hands make light work.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Forgive and forget.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Love makes the world go round.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Fight fire with fire.

Time will tell.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Any port in a storm.

First impressions are the most lasting.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It's better to give than to receive.

There's an exception to every rule.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Opposites attract.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

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

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

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

There's safety in numbers.

An army marches on its stomach.

East is east, and west is west.

Silence construes consent.

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Money is the root of all evil.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Every dog has its day.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Practice what you preach.

There's no smoke without fire.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A word to the wise is enough.

The truth will out.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Third time lucky.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

You are what you eat.

What goes around comes around.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

Count your blessings.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.