Life's not all beer and skittles.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Knowledge is power.

Curiosity killed the cat.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The wages of sin is death.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Variety is the spice of life.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Practice what you preach.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.

Never go to bed on an argument.

More haste, less speed.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It takes two to tango.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

There's no place like home.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Live and learn.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

God helps those who help themselves.

Pride comes before a fall.

Give credit where credit is due.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

A good man is hard to find.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All good things must come to an end.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Keep your powder dry.

Wonders will never cease.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Cheats never prosper.

What goes around comes around.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't test the depth of water with both feet.

The best things in life are free.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

It never rains but it pours.

All you need is love.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Every dog has its day.

A watched pot never boils.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Once bitten, twice shy.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Love is blind.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Love will find a way.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Less is more.

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

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

Home is where the heart is.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Better late than never.

Christmas comes but once a year.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Only fools and horses work.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

You are never too old to learn.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

Third time lucky.

Birds of a feather flock together.