A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Good things come in small packages.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

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

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

Every picture tells a story.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It goes without saying.

The best things in life are free.

A watched pot never boils.

Bad news travels fast.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Home is where the heart is.

No rest for the wicked.

You are never too old to learn.

Easy come, easy go.

While there is life, there is hope.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Quid pro quo.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

Each to their own.

Nothing new under the sun.

Only fools and horses work.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Manners maketh the man.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Give credit where credit is due.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

Moderation in all things.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Opposites attract.

The show must go on.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The wages of sin is death.

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

All you need is love.

All publicity is good publicity.

Enough is enough.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Seeing is believing.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

God helps those who help themselves.

Practice what you preach.

An army marches on its stomach.

All's well that ends well.

Learn to walk before you run.

Count your blessings.

Look before you leap.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You reap what you sow.

Hide in plain sight.

There's safety in numbers.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The customer is always right.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

Get out while the getting is good.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If you build it, they will come.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Procrastination is the thief of time.