Home is where the heart is. Late 19th century
Honesty is the best policy. Early 17th century
Hope springs eternal. Early 18th century
Horses for courses. Late 19th century
If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. Mid-18th century
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. Mid-19th century
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Early 17th century
If you can’t be good, be careful. Early 20th century
If you don’t like the heat, get out of the kitchen. Mid-20th century
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. Mid-16th century
Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Early-15th century
Imitation is the best form of flattery. Early 19th century
In for a penny, in for a pound. Late 17th century
It is never too late to learn. Late 17th century
It is no use crying over spilt milk. Mid-17th century
It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. Mid-17th century
It never rains but it pours. Early 18th century
It takes two to tango. Mid-20th century
Least said, soonest mended. Mid-15th century
Less is more. Mid-19th century
Let sleeping dogs lie. Late 14th century
Little things please little minds. Late 16th century
Live and learn. Early 17th century
Live and let live. Early 17th century
Look before you leap. Mid-14th century
Love is blind. Late 14th century
Make hay while the sun shines. Mid-16th century
Manners maketh man. Mid-14th century
Many a true word is spoken in jest. Late 14th century
Marry in haste repent at leisure. Late 16th century
Necessity is the mother of invention. Mid-16th century
Needs must when the devil drives. Mid-15th century
Never put off tomorrow what you can do today. Late 14th century
No names, no pack-drill. Early 20th century
No news is good news. Mid-17th century
No pain, no gain. Late 16th century
No smoke without fire. Late 14th century
No time like the present. Mid-16th century
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Early 17th century, variation present tense
Old soldiers never die. Early 20th century
Once bitten, twice shy. Mid-19th century
One good turn deserves another. Early 15th century
One law for the rich and another for the poor. Early 19th century
One man’s loss is another man’s gain. Early 16th century
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. Late 17th century
One picture is worth ten thousand words. Early 20th century
One step at a time. Mid-19th century
Opportunity makes a thief. Early 13th century
Out of sight, out of mind. Mid-13th century
Out of the mouths of babes. Late 19th century
Patience is a virtue. Late 14th century
Penny wise and pound foolish. Early 17th century
Physician, heal thyself. Early 15th century
Possession is nine points of the law. Early 17th century
Poverty is not a crime. Late 16th century
Practice makes perfect. Mid-16th century
Prevention is better than cure. Early 17th century
Pride goes before a fall. Late 14th century
Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning. Late 14th century
Revenge is a dish that can be eaten [alt. best served] cold. Late 19th century
Revenge is sweet. Mid-16th century
Revolutions are not made with rose-water. Early 19th century
Rome was not built in a day. Mid-16th century
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Early 20th century
Seeing is believing. Early 17th century
Set a thief to catch a thief. Mid-17th century
Silence is golden. Mid-19th century
Slow but sure. Late 17th century
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Late 19th century
Still waters run deep. Early 15th century
Strike while the iron is hot. Late 14th century
Talk is cheap. Mid-19th century