Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Let bygones be bygones.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

The customer is always right.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The show must go on.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

East is east, and west is west.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Any port in a storm.

Nothing new under the sun.

Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's the singer not the song.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It goes without saying.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Opposites attract.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Make love not war.

Always put your best foot forward.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Life is what you make it.

Blood is thicker than water.

Tomorrow is another day.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Count your blessings.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Every picture tells a story.

Less said, soon mended.

A fish always rots from the head.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Money isn't everything.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Seek and you shall find.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Nine tailors make a man.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Physician, heal thyself.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

No news is good news.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

Patience is a virtue.

Cheats never prosper.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Practice makes perfect.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Misery loves company.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Man does not live by bread alone.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A house is not a home.

There's no time like the present.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The more the merrier.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

No pain, no gain.

If you can't be good, be careful.