Don't put the cart before the horse.

Knowledge is power.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

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

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Good talk saves the food.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

You can't take it with you.

Dead men tell no tales.

There's no fool like an old fool.

It's never too late to mend.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Give the Devil his due.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Truth will out.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Better late than never.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

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

You are what you eat.

The best things in life are free.

Physician, heal thyself.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Fortune favours the brave.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The truth will out.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A word to the wise is enough.

Time is a great healer.

All publicity is good publicity.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

There are two sides to every question.

East, west, home's best.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

For everything there is a season.

Make haste slowly.

Might is right.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Live and let live.

Misery loves company.

Home is where the heart is.

The end justifies the means.

Don't get mad, get even.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Keep your powder dry.

Quid pro quo.

Variety is the spice of life.

Live and learn.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

If you can't be good, be careful.

All the world loves a lover.

A house is not a home.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't rock the boat.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't always get what you want.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Life begins at forty.

Charity begins at home.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

There is honour among thieves.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.