Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Money is the root of all evil.

Look before you leap.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Moderation in all things.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Share and share alike.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Let well alone.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Misery loves company.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You win some, you lose some.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Nine tailors make a man.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Every picture tells a story.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Persuasion is better than force.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Let the buyer beware.

He who hesitates is lost.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Good things come in small packages.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't get mad, get even.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Third time lucky.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Many hands make light work.

Tomorrow is another day.

You reap what you sow.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Make hay while the sun shines.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

No man is an island.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Bad money drives out good.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Put your best foot forward.

The age of miracles is past.

If you build it, they will come.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Talk is cheap.

Less said, soon mended.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Clothes do not make the man.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

You can't always get what you want.

Know which side your bread is buttered.