Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't rock the boat.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Let bygones be bygones.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The best things in life are free.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Any port in a storm.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

East is east, and west is west.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You reap what you sow.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

If you build it, they will come.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A cat may look at a king.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Fight fire with fire.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

All good things must come to an end.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Might is right.

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

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

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

Pearls of wisdom.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Less said, soon mended.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Nothing succeeds like success.

While there is life, there is hope.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

All you need is love.

Walls have ears.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Knowledge is power.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Beware the Ides of March.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Only fools and horses work.

A good man is hard to find.

Nine tailors make a man.

A word to the wise is enough.

Time is money.

What goes around comes around.

Don't get mad, get even.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Let the dead bury the dead.

East, west, home's best.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Pride comes before a fall.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A house is not a home.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Business before pleasure.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.