Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Truth will out.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Make hay while the sun shines.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Keep your chin up.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

More haste, less speed.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

The exception which proves the rule.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

No pain, no gain.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

A word to the wise is enough.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

There's safety in numbers.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.

Big fish eat little fish.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Many hands make light work.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The bigger, the better.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There's no place like home.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It's better to give than to receive.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Let well alone.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Charity begins at home.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Faith will move mountains.

What goes up must come down.

First things first.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Still waters run deep.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The best defence is a good offence.

Give the Devil his due.

Make love not war.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

In the midst of life we are in death.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The show must go on.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.