The bigger, the better.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Persuasion is better than force.

Business before pleasure.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Forgive and forget.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Time will tell.

The Devil looks after his own.

Many hands make light work.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Hope springs eternal.

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The end justifies the means.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

Honesty is the best policy.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Let the dead bury the dead.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A bad penny always turns up.

Revenge is sweet.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Accidents will happen.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Each to their own.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All roads lead to Rome.

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.

East is east, and west is west.

Another day, another dollar.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Patience is a virtue.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Walls have ears.

Time is a great healer.

It takes two to tango.

Great minds think alike.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Any port in a storm.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A golden key can open any door.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Always put your best foot forward.

Time is money.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Slow but sure.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

East, west, home's best.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The age of miracles is past.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Share and share alike.

Let the buyer beware.