Less is more.

Actions speak louder than words.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

When one door shuts, another opens.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Each to their own.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Give the Devil his due.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Put your best foot forward.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

No man can serve two masters.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Look before you leap.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Good things come to those who wait.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Ignorance is bliss.

Horses for courses.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Learn to walk before you run.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Go the extra mile.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Tomorrow is another day.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Time flies.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

It's the singer not the song.

Even a worm will turn.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Count your blessings.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Better safe than sorry.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

A good man is hard to find.

Live and learn.

Speak as you find.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

Time is a great healer.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Persuasion is better than force.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't rock the boat.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Many hands make light work.

Moderation in all things.

Money isn't everything.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Might is right.

To the victor go the spoils.

Time will tell.

It's all grist to the mill.

There's no smoke without fire.

Keep your powder dry.