A good beginning makes a good ending.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It takes two to tango.

Less is more.

No man is an island.

All good things must come to an end.

History repeats itself.

Fight fire with fire.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The wages of sin is death.

God helps those who help themselves.

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.

Persuasion is better than force.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

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

Time flies.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Silence construes consent.

Good things come in small packages.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Once bitten, twice shy.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

Moderation in all things.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Always put your best foot forward.

Oil and water don't mix.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Life begins at forty.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Beauty is only skin deep.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

Virtue is its own reward.

Honesty is the best policy.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Curiosity killed the cat.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Might is right.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Seeing is believing.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

Never tell tales out of school.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

All good things come to those that wait.

To the victor go the spoils.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Hide in plain sight.

Count your blessings.

One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

First come, first served.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It's better to give than to receive.

For everything there is a season.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Opposites attract.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.