Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Life is what you make it.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

There's no time like the present.

Fight the good fight.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Nine tailors make a man.

One hand washes the other.

Money is the root of all evil.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Every stick has two ends.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Silence is golden.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

A house is not a home.

Virtue is its own reward.

Blood is thicker than water.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The more the merrier.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Speak as you find.

Still waters run deep.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All publicity is good publicity.

All good things must come to an end.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

First things first.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Keep your powder dry.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Money makes the world go round.

You can't take it with you.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

God helps those who help themselves.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Walls have ears.

There's one born every minute.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

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

Love will find a way.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Charity begins at home.

Oil and water don't mix.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

No news is good news.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.