All good things must come to an end.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

If you build it, they will come.

Time will tell.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A new broom sweeps clean.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Count your blessings.

Crime doesn't pay.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

First come, first served.

Keep your powder dry.

Third time lucky.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Horses for courses.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

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

Everyone has their price.

You can't take it with you.

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

You are what you eat.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Oil and water don't mix.

A man is known by his friends.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A miss is as good as a mile.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Nothing succeeds like success.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't get mad, get even.

Once bitten, twice shy.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

No pain, no gain.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's no time like the present.

Keep your chin up.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Money makes the world go round.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Actions speak louder than words.

Less is more.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Give the Devil his due.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It's better to give than to receive.

Every stick has two ends.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

The truth will out.

There's one born every minute.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

A cat has nine lives.

Charity begins at home.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The Devil is in the details.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

You win some, you lose some.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

Tomorrow is another day.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Blood is thicker than water.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Live and let live.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.