A picture paints a thousand words.

Learn to walk before you run.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A golden key can open any door.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Beggars can't be choosers.

An army marches on its stomach.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Fight the good fight.

A leopard can't change its spots.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Go the extra mile.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Quid pro quo.

Fight fire with fire.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Don't rock the boat.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A bad penny always turns up.

Slow but sure.

A cat has nine lives.

Never speak ill of the dead.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

More haste, less speed.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

You can't take it with you.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

It takes two to tango.

Everyone has their price.

The show must go on.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

No news is good news.

The bigger, the better.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The early bird gets the worm.

Time will tell.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Let well alone.

Silence is golden.

The customer is always right.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There's safety in numbers.

Less is more.

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

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

All's well that ends well.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

One hand washes the other.

Hope springs eternal.

Count your blessings.

Look before you leap.

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

History repeats itself.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

If you build it, they will come.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.