Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Ignorance is bliss.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The Devil is in the details.

First things first.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

East is east, and west is west.

There's no place like home.

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

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

Let the buyer beware.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Beware the Ides of March.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Seek and you shall find.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A thing begun is half done.

Love is blind.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Honesty is the best policy.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Moderation in all things.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Opposites attract.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Bad news travels fast.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Speak as you find.

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

Every picture tells a story.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Fortune favours the brave.

All things must pass.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A man is known by his friends.

The exception which proves the rule.

You are what you eat.

Physician, heal thyself.

Love will find a way.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Keep your chin up.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Revenge is sweet.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Live and let live.

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Time flies.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Make love not war.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Time is a great healer.

An army marches on its stomach.

More haste, less speed.