Good fences make good neighbours.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There is honour among thieves.

Physician, heal thyself.

All things must pass.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

While there is life, there is hope.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Variety is the spice of life.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Ignorance is bliss.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Manners maketh the man.

Pearls of wisdom.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Bad news travels fast.

Hope springs eternal.

Moderation in all things.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Get out while the getting is good.

All publicity is good publicity.

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The early bird gets the worm.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

The end justifies the means.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

The truth will out.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Money isn't everything.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Better late than never.

Grief divided is made lighter.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Make hay while the sun shines.

It takes one to know one.

In the midst of life we are in death.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

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

A cat has nine lives.

Keep your chin up.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

History repeats itself.

Revenge is sweet.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

A house is not a home.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.

Seeing is believing.

Appearances can be deceptive.

You can't make bricks without straw.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

No news is good news.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Forgive and forget.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Enough is enough.

Silence construes consent.

You can have too much of a good thing.