Fight fire with fire.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Revenge is sweet.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

To every thing there is a season.

Even a worm will turn.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Slow but sure.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

The best things in life are free.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Honesty is the best policy.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

There's one born every minute.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Money is the root of all evil.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The bigger, the better.

Each to their own.

All's fair in love and war.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

One good deed deserves another.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

Blood is thicker than water.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Better safe than sorry.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Opposites attract.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Seeing is believing.

Every dog has its day.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Home is where the heart is.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

The age of miracles is past.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Time is money.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

One hand washes the other.

Actions speak louder than words.

A cat has nine lives.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Learn to walk before you run.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.