An man's home is his castle.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

You can't take it with you.

Money talks.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A man is known by his friends.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Seize the day.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

One man's meat is another man's poison.

What goes around comes around.

Only the good die young.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

One good deed deserves another.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All things must pass.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Look before you leap.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Ignorance is bliss.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Every stick has two ends.

Life begins at forty.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Possession is nine points of the law.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Live and learn.

Live and let live.

All that glitters is not gold.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

East is east, and west is west.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

Knowledge is power.

Bad money drives out good.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A bad penny always turns up.

Money makes the world go round.

To the victor go the spoils.

The best defence is a good offence.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

No man is an island.

While there is life, there is hope.

Share and share alike.

It's all grist to the mill.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A watched pot never boils.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Beware the Ides of March.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Haste makes waste.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Time flies.

Money is the root of all evil.

It's never too late to mend.

Cheats never prosper.

There's safety in numbers.

Dead men tell no tales.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A cat may look at a king.