From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.

Appearances can be deceptive.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Nothing new under the sun.

An man's home is his castle.

Man does not live by bread alone.

You can't win them all.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A watched pot never boils.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The best things in life are free.

Live and learn.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The best defence is a good offence.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Small things amuse small minds.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Go the extra mile.

Clothes do not make the man.

Knowledge is power.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Let well alone.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Every stick has two ends.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Each to their own.

Fight the good fight.

Time will tell.

A fish always rots from the head.

It's better to wear out, than to rust.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Blood is thicker than water.

Forgive and forget.

Even a worm will turn.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Less said, soon mended.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

You can't take it with you.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Every dog has its day.

Tomorrow never comes.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Get out while the getting is good.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

One swallow does not a summer make.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

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

Talk is cheap.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Haste makes waste.

Don't get mad, get even.

An army marches on its stomach.

Manners maketh the man.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

First things first.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

First come, first served.