The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Appearances can be deceptive.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Live and learn.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Learn to walk before you run.

A man is known by his friends.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Manners maketh the man.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.

Money isn't everything.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

All's well that ends well.

Another day, another dollar.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

An man's home is his castle.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Do as I say, not as I do.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A house is not a home.

All's fair in love and war.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Opposites attract.

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Live and let live.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The wages of sin is death.

Forgive and forget.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Every dog has its day.

Give the Devil his due.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Paddle your own canoe.

God helps those who help themselves.

Small things amuse small minds.

Actions speak louder than words.

Truth will out.

A watched pot never boils.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Go the extra mile.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Honesty is the best policy.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

You can't win them all.

Silence is golden.

Knowledge is power.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Practice makes perfect.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

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

All publicity is good publicity.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Good things come in small packages.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Charity begins at home.

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

Better late than never.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

You can't always get what you want.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

Let the dead bury the dead.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Seize the day.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

If you build it, they will come.

Walls have ears.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There are two sides to every question.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.