Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

Love makes the world go round.

Home is where the heart is.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Truth will out.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Life begins at forty.

Fight the good fight.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

All good things must come to an end.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Every stick has two ends.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Small things amuse small minds.

Speak as you find.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

No man is an island.

Go the extra mile.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

History repeats itself.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Hide in plain sight.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Dead men tell no tales.

Great minds think alike.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Life is what you make it.

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

Live and let live.

Third time lucky.

Easy come, easy go.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Better safe than sorry.

Seek and you shall find.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Each to their own.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Crime doesn't pay.

To every thing there is a season.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Do as I say, not as I do.

There's no place like home.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Always put your best foot forward.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Might is right.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Money isn't everything.

The best defence is a good offence.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

One good deed deserves another.

A cat may look at a king.

Practice makes perfect.