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

Let the dead bury the dead.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

No man can serve two masters.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Better late than never.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It's all grist to the mill.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The age of miracles is past.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

An army marches on its stomach.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Silence construes consent.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

When one door shuts, another opens.

Money is the root of all evil.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

First come, first served.

Good things come to those who wait.

The more the merrier.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

First things first.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Give credit where credit is due.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

Go the extra mile.

Practice what you preach.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

Life begins at forty.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Clothes do not make the man.

Haste makes waste.

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

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

One hand washes the other.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Opposites attract.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All publicity is good publicity.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Honesty is the best policy.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The best things in life are free.

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

Knowledge is power.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Time is money.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.