One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Slow but sure.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It never rains but it pours.

Never give a sucker an even break.

No pain, no gain.

Crime doesn't pay.

Variety is the spice of life.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

All you need is love.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Every dog has its day.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Let the buyer beware.

Never go to bed on an argument.

It's the singer not the song.

Ignorance is bliss.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The age of miracles is past.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The best things in life are free.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

To every thing there is a season.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Children should be seen and not heard.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Waste not, want not.

A watched pot never boils.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Many hands make light work.

A good man is hard to find.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A house is not a home.

Wonders will never cease.

Misery loves company.

Don't throw good money after bad.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

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

Better safe than sorry.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

It's all grist to the mill.

Fight the good fight.

The best-laid plans go astray.

When one door shuts, another opens.

There's no smoke without fire.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Charity begins at home.

What goes around comes around.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Love is blind.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Speak as you find.

There's safety in numbers.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

Different strokes for different folks.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

What goes up must come down.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Make love not war.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Third time lucky.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.