It never rains but it pours.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

You can't take it with you.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Seek and you shall find.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Actions speak louder than words.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

To the victor go the spoils.

Home is where the heart is.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

All publicity is good publicity.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

The bigger, the better.

A fish always rots from the head.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Only fools and horses work.

'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Different strokes for different folks.

Go the extra mile.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

All roads lead to Rome.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Count your blessings.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

What goes around comes around.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

First come, first served.

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

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

It goes without saying.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Never go to bed on an argument.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Opposites attract.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Keep your chin up.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

No pain, no gain.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

Better safe than sorry.

The truth will out.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Charity begins at home.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Forgive and forget.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Hope springs eternal.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There's no time like the present.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's better to give than to receive.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Good things come to those who wait.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The pen is mightier than sword.