Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Speak as you find.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Bad money drives out good.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Fortune favours the brave.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

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

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

Hope springs eternal.

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

The customer is always right.

There's an exception to every rule.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

No news is good news.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's never too late to mend.

Like father, like son.

Better late than never.

A house is not a home.

Love makes the world go round.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Strike while the iron is hot.

No pain, no gain.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

One hand washes the other.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

There's a time and a place for everything.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Better safe than sorry.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Keep your chin up.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Forgive and forget.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

One good deed deserves another.

Might is right.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Only fools and horses work.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

All roads lead to Rome.

There's one born every minute.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

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

You can't win them all.

Let well alone.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Truth will out.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's safety in numbers.

What goes up must come down.

It's the singer not the song.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Time will tell.

Love will find a way.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

There's no place like home.

All good things come to those that wait.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Virtue is its own reward.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.