Truth is stranger than fiction.

A golden key can open any door.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Go the extra mile.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The show must go on.

There's no smoke without fire.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Good things come to those who wait.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Good things come in small packages.

The early bird gets the worm.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Only the good die young.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Beggars can't be choosers.

For everything there is a season.

A bad penny always turns up.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Knowledge is power.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

Better safe than sorry.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

There is honour among thieves.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Look before you leap.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

What goes around comes around.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Any port in a storm.

Let the buyer beware.

Quid pro quo.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

History repeats itself.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

A house is not a home.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Money talks.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

The Devil is in the details.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Speak as you find.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't rock the boat.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The customer is always right.

Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The exception which proves the rule.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Dead men tell no tales.

Silence is golden.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A watched pot never boils.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

You can have too much of a good thing.

It goes without saying.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Even a worm will turn.