A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

East, west, home's best.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.

Moderation in all things.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It never rains but it pours.

It takes two to tango.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Even a worm will turn.

Horses for courses.

Never give a sucker an even break.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Tomorrow is another day.

Money is the root of all evil.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Cheats never prosper.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The best things in life are free.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Any port in a storm.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Time flies.

What goes around comes around.

There's safety in numbers.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Good things come in small packages.

Fight the good fight.

A cat has nine lives.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Knowledge is power.

No man is an island.

Only the good die young.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Revenge is sweet.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

No news is good news.

It's all grist to the mill.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Faith will move mountains.

More haste, less speed.

You are never too old to learn.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

All good things come to those that wait.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A word to the wise is enough.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Live and learn.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Bad news travels fast.