Like father, like son.

One hand washes the other.

Put your best foot forward.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Everyone has their price.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Make haste slowly.

It never rains but it pours.

You reap what you sow.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't rock the boat.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Each to their own.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Good fences make good neighbours.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Variety is the spice of life.

No man is an island.

Different strokes for different folks.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Cheats never prosper.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Life begins at forty.

No news is good news.

Good talk saves the food.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't shoot the messenger.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

It takes one to know one.

All good things must come to an end.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

What goes around comes around.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A word to the wise is enough.

Out of sight, out of mind.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

All publicity is good publicity.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Practice makes perfect.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Truth will out.

Every dog has its day.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The wages of sin is death.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Even a worm will turn.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Big fish eat little fish.

All's fair in love and war.

Quid pro quo.

An man's home is his castle.

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

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

Count your blessings.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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