A thing begun is half done.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

What goes up must come down.

There's no place like home.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Fight fire with fire.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Business before pleasure.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Look before you leap.

He who hesitates is lost.

Cold hands, warm heart.

What goes around comes around.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Love will find a way.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The customer is always right.

Seek and you shall find.

Paddle your own canoe.

Live and learn.

Talk is cheap.

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

Life begins at forty.

Might is right.

Persuasion is better than force.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

All good things must come to an end.

It ain't over, till it's over.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The Devil looks after his own.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

Misery loves company.

Moderation in all things.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Forgive and forget.

First things first.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Money talks.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Money makes the world go round.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Don't rock the boat.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Shrouds have no pockets.

East, west, home's best.

Waste not, want not.

It's better to wear out, than to rust.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Fight the good fight.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Good talk saves the food.

Put your best foot forward.

Only the good die young.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Keep your chin up.

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

Let the buyer beware.