Money talks.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The leopard does not change his spots.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Quid pro quo.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Paddle your own canoe.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Keep your chin up.

Better safe than sorry.

If the cap fits, wear it.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Actions speak louder than words.

Crime doesn't pay.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

First come, first served.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The more the merrier.

Nothing new under the sun.

Enough is enough.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The best is the enemy of the good.

If you build it, they will come.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Third time lucky.

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

No man is an island.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

Small things amuse small minds.

Love is blind.

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

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

An army marches on its stomach.

Money isn't everything.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Always put your best foot forward.

The customer is always right.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Never go to bed on an argument.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Easy come, easy go.

Manners maketh the man.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Faith will move mountains.

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