Clothes do not make the man.

Everyone has their price.

Give credit where credit is due.

Charity begins at home.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Manners maketh the man.

Virtue is its own reward.

It takes two to tango.

The truth will out.

Silence construes consent.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It never rains but it pours.

Haste makes waste.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Better safe than sorry.

Good things come to those who wait.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Patience is a virtue.

Love will find a way.

Forgive and forget.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Every dog has its day.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Any port in a storm.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A bad penny always turns up.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Actions speak louder than words.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Truth will out.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

What goes up must come down.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

You can't win them all.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nothing new under the sun.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Better late than never.

There is honour among thieves.

Fight fire with fire.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

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

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

Easy come, easy go.

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

Less is more.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Good things come in small packages.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A thing begun is half done.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You win some, you lose some.

All good things must come to an end.

Physician, heal thyself.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Another day, another dollar.

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

What goes around comes around.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A dog is a man's best friend.