Nothing new under the sun.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It's best to be on the safe side.

He who hesitates is lost.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Good talk saves the food.

Better safe than sorry.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Knowledge is power.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

No pain, no gain.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fight fire with fire.

Let bygones be bygones.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

There's one born every minute.

Great minds think alike.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Always put your best foot forward.

Get out while the getting is good.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Seeing is believing.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The customer is always right.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Home is where the heart is.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Physician, heal thyself.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Everyone has their price.

The more the merrier.

You are what you eat.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Paddle your own canoe.

The pen is mightier than sword.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

First come, first served.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Moderation in all things.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

Time will tell.

East is east, and west is west.

The Devil looks after his own.

A man is known by his friends.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Keep your chin up.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Half a loaf is better than none.

One man's meat is another man's poison.

First things first.

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

More haste, less speed.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

There are two sides to every question.

Seize the day.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Life begins at forty.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Good things come in small packages.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Nine tailors make a man.

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