Needs must when the devil drives.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The best is the enemy of the good.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

There's one born every minute.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Persuasion is better than force.

Love is blind.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The best defence is a good offence.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Small things amuse small minds.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

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

A house is not a home.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

For everything there is a season.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Little pitchers have big ears.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Every picture tells a story.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Cheats never prosper.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Money talks.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

While there is life, there is hope.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Any port in a storm.

Curiosity killed the cat.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

There are two sides to every question.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Easy come, easy go.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Good things come to those who wait.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Always put your best foot forward.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

To every thing there is a season.

Truth will out.

Don't get mad, get even.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

You are never too old to learn.

The more the merrier.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Fight fire with fire.

Even a worm will turn.

Revenge is sweet.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Business before pleasure.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Bad news travels fast.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It takes all sorts to make a world.