Borrowed garments never fit well

As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb

To tell tales out of school

He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree

When children stand quiet, they have done some harm

To use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

The scalded dog fears cold water

Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

The falling out of lovers is the renewing of love

Pleasure has a sting in its tail

What is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh

All is well that ends well

Rain at seven, fine at eleven

A good beginning is half the battle

A good Jack makes a good Jill

To go through fire and water (through thick and thin)

Velvet paws hide sharp claws

He works best who knows his trade

As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks

Don't have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain

He is a fool that forgets himself

A blind man would be glad to see

A bad beginning makes a bad ending

Six of one and half a dozen of the other

Charity begins at home

As welcome as water in one's shoes

To beat the air

Every Jack has his Jill

He should have a long spoon that sups with the devil

Experience keeps no school, she teaches her pupils singly