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

Share and share alike.

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

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

It goes without saying.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Every picture tells a story.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Might is right.

A house is not a home.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

Don't get mad, get even.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Only the good die young.

Actions speak louder than words.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Walls have ears.

Quid pro quo.

Pride comes before a fall.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

All publicity is good publicity.

You can't take it with you.

Big fish eat little fish.

A thing begun is half done.

Practice what you preach.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Beware the Ides of March.

You reap what you sow.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't rock the boat.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It's never too late to mend.

Home is where the heart is.

It never rains but it pours.

No man can serve two masters.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Live and learn.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Better late than never.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Time and tide wait for no one.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Opposites attract.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The best defence is a good offence.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Hide in plain sight.

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Patience is a virtue.

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

No man is an island.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.