Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

No man can serve two masters.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A cat has nine lives.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Love makes the world go round.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Give the Devil his due.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Truth will out.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Charity begins at home.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It's the singer not the song.

East, west, home's best.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

The customer is always right.

It goes without saying.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Never tell tales out of school.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Variety is the spice of life.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The Devil is in the details.

Practice makes perfect.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Good things come in small packages.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Good things come to those who wait.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

The early bird gets the worm.

Moderation in all things.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A man is known by his friends.

Make love not war.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

One man's meat is another man's poison.

Put your best foot forward.

It's all grist to the mill.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Every dog has its day.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Ignorance is bliss.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.