Hope springs eternal.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Even a worm will turn.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

Make haste slowly.

Wonders will never cease.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Only fools and horses work.

No pain, no gain.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Truth will out.

The best things in life are free.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Persuasion is better than force.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Bad news travels fast.

Get out while the getting is good.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Slow but sure.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Live and let live.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Home is where the heart is.

All roads lead to Rome.

Life is what you make it.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Might is right.

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

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

There's safety in numbers.

Less is more.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Crime doesn't pay.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Seize the day.

All publicity is good publicity.

Everyone has their price.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Ignorance is bliss.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Cheats never prosper.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Love makes the world go round.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

You are what you eat.

There's no place like home.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Life begins at forty.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Like father, like son.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

Only the good die young.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

First things first.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

One man's meat is another man's poison.

A good man is hard to find.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Moderation in all things.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Honesty is the best policy.