Big fish eat little fish.

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

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

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Talk is cheap.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

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

Don't test the depth of water with both feet.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It's best to be on the safe side.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

There are two sides to every question.

Walls have ears.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

All good things come to those that wait.

There's one born every minute.

Actions speak louder than words.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

If you build it, they will come.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Third time lucky.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Life is what you make it.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Tomorrow never comes.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Practice what you preach.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Great minds think alike.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Speak as you find.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Forgive and forget.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A house is not a home.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A thing begun is half done.

Once a thief, always a thief.

You are what you eat.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Time flies.

Let the buyer beware.

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

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

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

All things must pass.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It's the singer not the song.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

Tomorrow is another day.

One hand washes the other.

A bad penny always turns up.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Make love not war.

To the victor go the spoils.

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