Accidents will happen.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You win some, you lose some.

Beggars can't be choosers.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't always get what you want.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

If you build it, they will come.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

Like father, like son.

Forgive and forget.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Still waters run deep.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

There's no smoke without fire.

Crime doesn't pay.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Practice what you preach.

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

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It goes without saying.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A good man is hard to find.

Might is right.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Nothing new under the sun.

Everyone has their price.

Nine tailors make a man.

Share and share alike.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Let bygones be bygones.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

Even a worm will turn.

Great minds think alike.

Money isn't everything.

Every dog has its day.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Every stick has two ends.

For everything there is a season.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Business before pleasure.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.