Familiarity breeds contempt.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

There's no fool like an old fool.

There's no smoke without fire.

Opposites attract.

Give credit where credit is due.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Even a worm will turn.

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Any port in a storm.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Like father, like son.

Patience is a virtue.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

An man's home is his castle.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Good things come in small packages.

Truth will out.

One hand washes the other.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Silence is golden.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Quid pro quo.

Nothing new under the sun.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

All's well that ends well.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Curiosity killed the cat.

If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.

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

Speak as you find.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Physician, heal thyself.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Charity begins at home.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Every stick has two ends.

It never rains but it pours.

There's no place like home.

The truth will out.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A house is not a home.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Go the extra mile.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

An army marches on its stomach.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

You are what you eat.

To every thing there is a season.

Business before pleasure.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Hide in plain sight.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Variety is the spice of life.

Live and learn.

All that glitters is not gold.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.