Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Quid pro quo.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The more the merrier.

No pain, no gain.

A man is known by his friends.

Time is a great healer.

All that glitters is not gold.

Charity begins at home.

East is east, and west is west.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The wages of sin is death.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Make love not war.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Third time lucky.

Big fish eat little fish.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Actions speak louder than words.

What can't be cured must be endured.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Count your blessings.

Seek and you shall find.

Opposites attract.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

No news is good news.

The early bird gets the worm.

Pearls of wisdom.

It takes one to know one.

Let bygones be bygones.

The show must go on.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

One good deed deserves another.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Live and learn.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Only fools and horses work.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Every dog has its day.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

No man can serve two masters.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You can't win them all.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Better late than never.

To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

All things must pass.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Enough is enough.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Fight fire with fire.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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