Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The pen is mightier than sword.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Actions speak louder than words.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

The best defence is a good offence.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Beware the Ides of March.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It takes one to know one.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

Love makes the world go round.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't rock the boat.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There's no smoke without fire.

Laughter is the best medicine.

For everything there is a season.

Life is what you make it.

Do as I say, not as I do.

All good things must come to an end.

Time is a great healer.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

To the victor go the spoils.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Time is money.

Don't shoot the messenger.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A thing begun is half done.

The customer is always right.

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

History repeats itself.

Manners maketh the man.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Physician, heal thyself.

Bad money drives out good.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Paddle your own canoe.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Silence construes consent.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The best-laid plans go astray.

All you need is love.

Good things come in small packages.

Bad news travels fast.

Variety is the spice of life.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Never give a sucker an even break.

First things first.

Easy come, easy go.

You can't take it with you.

All things must pass.

Practice what you preach.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Less is more.

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

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

Good talk saves the food.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It goes without saying.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Speak as you find.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Love is blind.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The bigger, the better.

All's fair in love and war.