Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

What goes up must come down.

The more the merrier.

To the victor go the spoils.

If you can't be good, be careful.

You are never too old to learn.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The wages of sin is death.

You are what you eat.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Less is more.

Time is a great healer.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.

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

Every dog has its day.

There's no place like home.

There's no time like the present.

Like father, like son.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Let bygones be bygones.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It's all grist to the mill.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A new broom sweeps clean.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

What goes around comes around.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It's better to give than to receive.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Another day, another dollar.

Love is blind.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You reap what you sow.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Give credit where credit is due.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Any port in a storm.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All you need is love.

Moderation in all things.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Money isn't everything.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Silence is golden.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Home is where the heart is.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The best defence is a good offence.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Ignorance is bliss.

All publicity is good publicity.

First impressions are the most lasting.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Charity begins at home.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Let well alone.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.