A thing begun is half done.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

Stupid is as stupid does.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

For everything there is a season.

There's no smoke without fire.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

To the victor go the spoils.

Share and share alike.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

No rest for the wicked.

First things first.

Nothing new under the sun.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

All publicity is good publicity.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

All the world loves a lover.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

What goes around comes around.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

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

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Put your best foot forward.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The end justifies the means.

Make haste slowly.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Money isn't everything.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Fight fire with fire.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Silence construes consent.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All roads lead to Rome.

All's well that ends well.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Truth will out.

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

Seek and you shall find.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Many hands make light work.

The age of miracles is past.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Learn to walk before you run.

Hide in plain sight.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Only the good die young.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It goes without saying.

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

Live and let live.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Waste not, want not.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Marriages are made in heaven.

You win some, you lose some.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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