- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- a leopard can't change its spots
- a picture is worth a thousand words
- a picture paints a thousand words
- actions speak louder than words
- an apple a day keeps the doctor away
- appetite comes with eating
- as you make your bed, so you must lie in it
- barking dogs seldom bite
- curiosity killed the cat
- don’t judge a book by its cover
- every dog has its day
- familiarity breeds contempt
- give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
- ignorance is bliss
- necessity is the mother of invention
- nothing ventured, nothing gained
- old habits die hard
- once bitten, twice shy
- out of sight, out of mind
- Revenge is a dish that is best served cold
- Rome wasn't built in a day
- take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
- the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on
- the moon is made of green cheese
- the pen is mightier than the sword
- the proof of the pudding is in the eating
- the truth is bitter but better to bite
- there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
- there is honor among thieves
- there is no honor among thieves
- what goes around comes around
- you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs