The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Great minds think alike.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Nothing new under the sun.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

Enough is enough.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It takes two to tango.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

The customer is always right.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Faith will move mountains.

Knowledge is power.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Keep your powder dry.

Look before you leap.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't shoot the messenger.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Always put your best foot forward.

Tomorrow is another day.

Blood is thicker than water.

Waste not, want not.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A fish always rots from the head.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Talk is cheap.

Forewarned is forearmed.

All's well that ends well.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

All that glitters is not gold.

Charity begins at home.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A golden key can open any door.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Less is more.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Live and let live.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

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

Any port in a storm.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Like father, like son.

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

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Variety is the spice of life.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A thing begun is half done.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Patience is a virtue.

If you build it, they will come.

Time will tell.

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

Live and learn.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Opposites attract.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.