Misery loves company.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

One good deed deserves another.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The best defence is a good offence.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There's one born every minute.

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

Bad news travels fast.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Quid pro quo.

Honesty is the best policy.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Even a worm will turn.

Never give a sucker an even break.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Make love not war.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

No man is an island.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Still waters run deep.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Business before pleasure.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Each to their own.

Seeing is believing.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Moderation in all things.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Two heads are better than one.

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

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Live and learn.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Physician, heal thyself.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Accidents will happen.

Learn to walk before you run.

There's no fool like an old fool.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Never tell tales out of school.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Beware the Ides of March.

All you need is love.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Every stick has two ends.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

For everything there is a season.

Easy come, easy go.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

All's fair in love and war.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Hope springs eternal.

What goes around comes around.

Virtue is its own reward.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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