The end justifies the means.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Time is a great healer.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

You win some, you lose some.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Good talk saves the food.

A watched pot never boils.

Learn to walk before you run.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Any port in a storm.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

He who hesitates is lost.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Faith will move mountains.

Knowledge is power.

There's no smoke without fire.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Third time lucky.

Misery loves company.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

You can't always get what you want.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

All the world loves a lover.

First come, first served.

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

Only the good die young.

Less said, soon mended.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Home is where the heart is.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Forewarned is forearmed.

You are what you eat.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The best things in life are free.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

The show must go on.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Great minds think alike.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

You can't take it with you.

Live and let live.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Never tell tales out of school.

A cat may look at a king.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

It takes one to know one.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Children and fools tell the truth.

If you can't be good, be careful.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Bad news travels fast.

Talk is cheap.

Let the buyer beware.

While there is life, there is hope.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.