Don't blow your own trumpet.

All the world loves a lover.

The Devil looks after his own.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Get out while the getting is good.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A golden key can open any door.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

A bad penny always turns up.

A thing begun is half done.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

First come, first served.

A fish always rots from the head.

Live and let live.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Walls have ears.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Everyone has their price.

A good man is hard to find.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Count your blessings.

Clothes do not make the man.

Look before you leap.

It takes two to tango.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Make haste slowly.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Accidents will happen.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Live and learn.

Time is a great healer.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

If you can't be good, be careful.

What goes around comes around.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

One good deed deserves another.

Blood is thicker than water.

Forgive and forget.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Time is money.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Persuasion is better than force.

All good things must come to an end.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

What goes up must come down.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A stitch in time saves nine.

No news is good news.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Ignorance is bliss.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All that glitters is not gold.

The truth will out.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Easy come, easy go.

If you build it, they will come.

While there is life, there is hope.

There's a time and a place for everything.