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

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

The age of miracles is past.

Revenge is sweet.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Speak as you find.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A golden key can open any door.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

You can't take it with you.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Bad news travels fast.

Every dog has its day.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Learn to walk before you run.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

All good things must come to an end.

The more the merrier.

Each to their own.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Like father, like son.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Share and share alike.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Walls have ears.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Slow and steady wins the race.

All good things come to those that wait.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Tomorrow is another day.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Money is the root of all evil.

Forgive and forget.

Give the Devil his due.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The best defence is a good offence.

One good deed deserves another.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Live and learn.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Might is right.

The best-laid plans go astray.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

You can't win them all.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Waste not, want not.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The bigger, the better.

Moderation in all things.

Silence construes consent.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't get mad, get even.

Put your best foot forward.

East is east, and west is west.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Ignorance is bliss.

Business before pleasure.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

God helps those who help themselves.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

No pain, no gain.

Dead men tell no tales.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Talk is cheap.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Home is where the heart is.