Little pitchers have big ears.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Misery loves company.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Revenge is sweet.

Like father, like son.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

East is east, and west is west.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Hope springs eternal.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Fight the good fight.

Time will tell.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Practice makes perfect.

Silence is golden.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Crime doesn't pay.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It's better to give than to receive.

Many hands make light work.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Keep your chin up.

All's well that ends well.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

All's fair in love and war.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Time is money.

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

Go the extra mile.

There's no time like the present.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Put your best foot forward.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

History repeats itself.

A word to the wise is enough.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Curiosity killed the cat.

An army marches on its stomach.

Different strokes for different folks.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

If you build it, they will come.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fortune favours the brave.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Moderation in all things.

Tomorrow never comes.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Truth will out.

An man's home is his castle.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Charity begins at home.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Only fools and horses work.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.

All you need is love.

Love is blind.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Money is the root of all evil.

Attack is the best form of defence.