Pearls of wisdom.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Keep your powder dry.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't get mad, get even.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A watched pot never boils.

Less is more.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Beware the Ides of March.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

When one door shuts, another opens.

All you need is love.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Dead men tell no tales.

Speak as you find.

Make haste slowly.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Third time lucky.

It takes two to tango.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Crime doesn't pay.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Everyone has their price.

Life is what you make it.

It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

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

Cheats never prosper.

The exception which proves the rule.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You are never too old to learn.

Tomorrow never comes.

Another day, another dollar.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Home is where the heart is.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The more the merrier.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Forgive and forget.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Money makes the world go round.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Seize the day.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Quid pro quo.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There is no accounting for tastes.

There's no smoke without fire.

Always put your best foot forward.

He who hesitates is lost.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The age of miracles is past.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There's no place like home.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Slow but sure.

Wonders will never cease.

It never rains but it pours.