Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Bad news travels fast.

A word to the wise is enough.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Better late than never.

No man is an island.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A dog is a man's best friend.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Patience is a virtue.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Knowledge is power.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Forgive and forget.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You can't always get what you want.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Share and share alike.

All good things must come to an end.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Forewarned is forearmed.

There are two sides to every question.

While there is life, there is hope.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Walls have ears.

East is east, and west is west.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

There's an exception to every rule.

It ain't over, till it's over.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

First come, first served.

Business before pleasure.

A cat has nine lives.

No rest for the wicked.

Fight the good fight.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The customer is always right.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Many hands make light work.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

All the world loves a lover.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Only the good die young.

You are what you eat.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

April showers bring forth May flowers.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

A good man is hard to find.

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

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

You can't win them all.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Do as I say, not as I do.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Wonders will never cease.