Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Pearls of wisdom.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Persuasion is better than force.

All's well that ends well.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

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

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

More haste, less speed.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Grief divided is made lighter.

While there is life, there is hope.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

You are never too old to learn.

All things must pass.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Blood is thicker than water.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Big fish eat little fish.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A picture paints a thousand words.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

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

Charity begins at home.

Any port in a storm.

Forgive and forget.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Even a worm will turn.

One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The Devil is in the details.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Haste makes waste.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Life is what you make it.

There's no place like home.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The best defence is a good offence.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Live and let live.

Never tell tales out of school.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Better late than never.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.