Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Moderation in all things.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Crime doesn't pay.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Live and let live.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Still waters run deep.

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

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It's the singer not the song.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

It's better to give than to receive.

One hand washes the other.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't rock the boat.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Great minds think alike.

Walls have ears.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Always put your best foot forward.

Let the buyer beware.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

No man is an island.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Dead men tell no tales.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Share and share alike.

Quid pro quo.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There's one born every minute.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Fight fire with fire.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Silence construes consent.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Home is where the heart is.

Only fools and horses work.

Learn to walk before you run.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Revenge is sweet.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Knowledge is power.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

East, west, home's best.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Man does not live by bread alone.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.