Rome wasn't built in a day.

The exception which proves the rule.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Every dog has its day.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

All's fair in love and war.

Different strokes for different folks.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Manners maketh the man.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Pride comes before a fall.

Make haste slowly.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Actions speak louder than words.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Misery loves company.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

No man can serve two masters.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

You are never too old to learn.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Easy come, easy go.

Small things amuse small minds.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Only the good die young.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Share and share alike.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A new broom sweeps clean.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Crime doesn't pay.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Practice what you preach.

There's one born every minute.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There are two sides to every question.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

The best-laid plans go astray.

All's well that ends well.

It's never too late to mend.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

To every thing there is a season.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Good fences make good neighbours.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It takes two to tango.

Always put your best foot forward.

Another day, another dollar.

Good things come in small packages.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Might is right.

Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.

The end justifies the means.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.