Life begins at forty.

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

It takes one to know one.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

There are two sides to every question.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Time will tell.

East is east, and west is west.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Life is what you make it.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The more the merrier.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Wonders will never cease.

You reap what you sow.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Let the dead bury the dead.

It never rains but it pours.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Live and let live.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Great minds think alike.

Out of sight, out of mind.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Let well alone.

The customer is always right.

Less said, soon mended.

Seize the day.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Virtue is its own reward.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Good things come to those who wait.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The best defence is a good offence.

There's one born every minute.

There's no place like home.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Quid pro quo.

Count your blessings.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Let the buyer beware.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

All the world loves a lover.

The Devil looks after his own.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A cat has nine lives.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Go the extra mile.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.