Brevity is the soul of wit.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Oil and water don't mix.

Even a worm will turn.

Seize the day.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Only the good die young.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Actions speak louder than words.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

God helps those who help themselves.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Great minds think alike.

There is no accounting for tastes.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

East, west, home's best.

Waste not, want not.

First impressions are the most lasting.

What goes up must come down.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

One good deed deserves another.

While there is life, there is hope.

The end justifies the means.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Put your best foot forward.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

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

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Let well alone.

Virtue is its own reward.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The best-laid plans go astray.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

There's no time like the present.

Ignorance is bliss.

Big fish eat little fish.

A word to the wise is enough.

Silence is golden.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Money isn't everything.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Bad money drives out good.

Horses for courses.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Time is a great healer.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Third time lucky.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Moderation in all things.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Love will find a way.

Nothing new under the sun.

Each to their own.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

There's no smoke without fire.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Slow but sure.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let the punishment fit the crime.