You can't judge a book by its cover.

Practice makes perfect.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's better to give than to receive.

All that glitters is not gold.

All you need is love.

One good deed deserves another.

Silence construes consent.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

First impressions are the most lasting.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The age of miracles is past.

An man's home is his castle.

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

You can't take it with you.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

East is east, and west is west.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

There is honour among thieves.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The Devil is in the details.

A good man is hard to find.

All roads lead to Rome.

You can have too much of a good thing.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

It ain't over, till it's over.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Money talks.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Make hay while the sun shines.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Many hands make light work.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

When one door shuts, another opens.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

There's safety in numbers.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Time will tell.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

You win some, you lose some.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Make love not war.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

Don't test the depth of water with both feet.

Tomorrow is another day.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You can't make bricks without straw.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Hide in plain sight.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Misery loves company.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Learn to walk before you run.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Honesty is the best policy.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Time flies.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The exception which proves the rule.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.