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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Pearls of wisdom.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Faith will move mountains.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

All things must pass.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Let well alone.

Time will tell.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Only fools and horses work.

All good things come to those that wait.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Third time lucky.

Share and share alike.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A good man is hard to find.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Crime doesn't pay.

No rest for the wicked.

The exception which proves the rule.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Money makes the world go round.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Hope springs eternal.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A watched pot never boils.

Silence is golden.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Knowledge is power.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The leopard does not change his spots.

No man is an island.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

More haste, less speed.

It takes one to know one.

The best defence is a good offence.

Paddle your own canoe.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Speak as you find.

The best-laid plans go astray.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The truth will out.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

No news is good news.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A word to the wise is enough.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

All publicity is good publicity.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

What goes around comes around.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Get out while the getting is good.

You are what you eat.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Put your best foot forward.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A bad penny always turns up.

Still waters run deep.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Patience is a virtue.

All that glitters is not gold.