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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A watched pot never boils.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Accidents will happen.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Love will find a way.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Keep your chin up.

Time will tell.

Knowledge is power.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

History repeats itself.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Seek and you shall find.

A man is known by his friends.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's best to be on the safe side.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The age of miracles is past.

There's no place like home.

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

Practice what you preach.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A picture paints a thousand words.

There's safety in numbers.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Third time lucky.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Better late than never.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A house is not a home.

Always put your best foot forward.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There's an exception to every rule.

Cold hands, warm heart.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Beware the Ides of March.

You reap what you sow.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Horses for courses.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Walls have ears.

Great minds think alike.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The Devil looks after his own.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Good talk saves the food.

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

All things must pass.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Blood is thicker than water.

Keep your powder dry.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

More haste, less speed.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't rock the boat.

It's better to give than to receive.

You win some, you lose some.

Quid pro quo.

The truth will out.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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