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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Better safe than sorry.

A golden key can open any door.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Any port in a storm.

Silence is golden.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All good things come to those that wait.

Charity begins at home.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

No rest for the wicked.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Only the good die young.

It's better to wear out, than to rust.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

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

Each to their own.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A good man is hard to find.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The show must go on.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Only fools and horses work.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Waste not, want not.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Time is money.

Learn to walk before you run.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

More haste, less speed.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

If you build it, they will come.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Knowledge is power.

A fish always rots from the head.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Small things amuse small minds.

Different strokes for different folks.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Every dog has its day.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

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

There's one born every minute.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.

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

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Dead men tell no tales.

Every stick has two ends.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Less is more.