Faint heart never won fair lady.

A cat may look at a king.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Tomorrow never comes.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A stitch in time saves nine.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

There are two sides to every question.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Learn to walk before you run.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Crime doesn't pay.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

A bad penny always turns up.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Many hands make light work.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

First things first.

Don't rock the boat.

You can't win them all.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Speak as you find.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

First come, first served.

The age of miracles is past.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

An army marches on its stomach.

All good things must come to an end.

Accidents will happen.

Seeing is believing.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

Get out while the getting is good.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Everyone has their price.

The show must go on.

Love will find a way.

It goes without saying.

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

One good deed deserves another.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It never rains but it pours.

East is east, and west is west.

Time is a great healer.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The bigger, the better.

Go the extra mile.

To the victor go the spoils.

What goes up must come down.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

No man is an island.

Less is more.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

You are never too old to learn.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Cheats never prosper.

Faith will move mountains.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A word to the wise is enough.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

It's better to give than to receive.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

If you build it, they will come.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A thing begun is half done.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

More haste, less speed.

Waste not, want not.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Manners maketh the man.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.