The exception which proves the rule.

Even a worm will turn.

You are never too old to learn.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Misery loves company.

Speak as you find.

Nothing new under the sun.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Enough is enough.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

More haste, less speed.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Still waters run deep.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Time is money.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The more the merrier.

First come, first served.

Appearances can be deceptive.

There's safety in numbers.

Every dog has its day.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Money is the root of all evil.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

A watched pot never boils.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Fight fire with fire.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The wages of sin is death.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Seize the day.

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

Time will tell.

Marriages are made in heaven.

All good things must come to an end.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

An army marches on its stomach.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Look before you leap.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Faith will move mountains.

The truth will out.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

All's well that ends well.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Each to their own.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Count your blessings.

Pearls of wisdom.