To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Faith will move mountains.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A thing begun is half done.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

It's never too late to mend.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Another day, another dollar.

Money is the root of all evil.

The leopard does not change his spots.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Beware the Ides of March.

To every thing there is a season.

You can't win them all.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The Devil looks after his own.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Misery loves company.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The early bird gets the worm.

Virtue is its own reward.

Do as I say, not as I do.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Home is where the heart is.

No pain, no gain.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Third time lucky.

History repeats itself.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

Still waters run deep.

It takes two to tango.

Cheats never prosper.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Better late than never.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

Good fences make good neighbours.

You reap what you sow.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Hope springs eternal.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Each to their own.