Revenge is a dish best served cold.

East, west, home's best.

Might is right.

Charity begins at home.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Ignorance is bliss.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Practice makes perfect.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The show must go on.

God helps those who help themselves.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You are what you eat.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't get mad, get even.

Fortune favours the brave.

Seize the day.

The early bird gets the worm.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Each to their own.

Misery loves company.

Make haste slowly.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Money isn't everything.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Live and let live.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

There's one born every minute.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The truth will out.

Every dog has its day.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

A house is not a home.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

No pain, no gain.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Everyone has their price.

Count your blessings.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Beware the Ides of March.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The best defence is a good offence.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Let the dead bury the dead.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Even a worm will turn.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

You can't always get what you want.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

There are two sides to every question.

Make love not war.

Let well alone.

It's all grist to the mill.

Silence construes consent.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.

What goes around comes around.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Tomorrow is another day.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

A good man is hard to find.

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Time will tell.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Moderation in all things.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Less is more.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Possession is nine points of the law.