Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Big fish eat little fish.

Grief divided is made lighter.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Let bygones be bygones.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

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

Forgive and forget.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't shoot the messenger.

It ain't over, till it's over.

Physician, heal thyself.

Different strokes for different folks.

There's no time like the present.

Good things come to those who wait.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Let well alone.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Fight the good fight.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Money talks.

Blood is thicker than water.

A house is not a home.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

Like father, like son.

Silence construes consent.

All you need is love.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

The customer is always right.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Great minds think alike.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Bad news travels fast.

Fight fire with fire.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Patience is a virtue.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A watched pot never boils.

Still waters run deep.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Silence is golden.

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

There's one born every minute.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

No news is good news.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Curiosity killed the cat.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Seize the day.

You are what you eat.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

The best things in life are free.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Revenge is sweet.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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