The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

More haste, less speed.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

What can't be cured must be endured.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Live and let live.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Children should be seen and not heard.

You can't always get what you want.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Haste makes waste.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There's no fool like an old fool.

You can't win them all.

It takes two to tango.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Great minds think alike.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Horses for courses.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Clothes do not make the man.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Practice what you preach.

Easy come, easy go.

To every thing there is a season.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

One hand washes the other.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Love will find a way.

All's well that ends well.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Moderation in all things.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Each to their own.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A house is not a home.

Cheats never prosper.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Less is more.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Revenge is sweet.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Patience is a virtue.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Let the buyer beware.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

If you can't be good, be careful.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Every picture tells a story.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

It's never too late to mend.

Make hay while the sun shines.