Flattery will get you nowhere.

Once bitten, twice shy.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A thing begun is half done.

Possession is nine points of the law.

There is honour among thieves.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

It goes without saying.

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

Quid pro quo.

Silence construes consent.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't throw good money after bad.

What goes around comes around.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Hide in plain sight.

Haste makes waste.

Knowledge is power.

Share and share alike.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Love is blind.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It never rains but it pours.

Less is more.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Look before you leap.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A bad penny always turns up.

Third time lucky.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It takes one to know one.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Good things come in small packages.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Many hands make light work.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

More haste, less speed.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

You can't win them all.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

To every thing there is a season.

A picture paints a thousand words.

All the world loves a lover.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

No man is an island.

First things first.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't shoot the messenger.

All things must pass.

Business before pleasure.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The age of miracles is past.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

If you can't be good, be careful.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Every picture tells a story.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Hope springs eternal.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Go the extra mile.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

He who hesitates is lost.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Bad money drives out good.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

There's no time like the present.