Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Small things amuse small minds.

There's safety in numbers.

Money is the root of all evil.

Knowledge is power.

Two heads are better than one.

No pain, no gain.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Pearls of wisdom.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Bad news travels fast.

There's no fool like an old fool.

For everything there is a season.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Practice what you preach.

An man's home is his castle.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Let well alone.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Revenge is sweet.

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

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

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

All good things come to those that wait.

Fortune favours the brave.

Cold hands, warm heart.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

Live and learn.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Love is blind.

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

There's one born every minute.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Faith will move mountains.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Patience is a virtue.

It takes one to know one.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Keep your powder dry.

Good talk saves the food.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Opposites attract.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The end justifies the means.

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

First things first.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Laughter is the best medicine.

He who hesitates is lost.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Time flies.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Business before pleasure.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Even a worm will turn.

No man is an island.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.