Little pitchers have big ears.

The customer is always right.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

There's an exception to every rule.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It goes without saying.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

It takes one to know one.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Count your blessings.

Make love not war.

Different strokes for different folks.

There's one born every minute.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

It never rains but it pours.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

One man's meat is another man's poison.

Look before you leap.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Tomorrow is another day.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Physician, heal thyself.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The age of miracles is past.

Keep your chin up.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Time is a great healer.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Ignorance is bliss.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

What goes around comes around.

Make hay while the sun shines.

There's no smoke without fire.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Every dog has its day.

Children and fools tell the truth.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Beware the Ides of March.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

For everything there is a season.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Practice what you preach.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Give the Devil his due.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Easy come, easy go.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Silence is golden.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Get out while the getting is good.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

It's best to be on the safe side.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

No man can serve two masters.

Knowledge is power.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It ain't over, till it's over.

Good things come to those who wait.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Live and learn.

The best defence is a good offence.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A man is known by his friends.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Live and let live.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The early bird gets the worm.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You win some, you lose some.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Love makes the world go round.

Forgive and forget.

Fight the good fight.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

It's better to give than to receive.

All things must pass.

You can't take it with you.

Walls have ears.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

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

Put your best foot forward.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Business before pleasure.

Life begins at forty.

A word to the wise is enough.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Pearls of wisdom.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Once a thief, always a thief.

All you need is love.

Money isn't everything.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't test the depth of water with both feet.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Love is blind.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The more the merrier.

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Bad news travels fast.

Time will tell.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Moderation in all things.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A good man is hard to find.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

There's no place like home.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

God helps those who help themselves.

To the victor go the spoils.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The best things in life are free.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Even a worm will turn.

First things first.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

You reap what you sow.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

All roads lead to Rome.

Time flies.

Two heads are better than one.

Go the extra mile.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Crime doesn't pay.

Enough is enough.

All good things must come to an end.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

He who hesitates is lost.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Learn to walk before you run.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Honesty is the best policy.

Blood is thicker than water.

Still waters run deep.

Manners maketh the man.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The end justifies the means.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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

A house is not a home.

Practice makes perfect.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Cheats never prosper.

To every thing there is a season.

Patience is a virtue.

It's all grist to the mill.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

Nothing new under the sun.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Like father, like son.

Make haste slowly.

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

Hide in plain sight.

East is east, and west is west.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

What goes up must come down.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Good things come in small packages.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Let well alone.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The exception which proves the rule.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Clothes do not make the man.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A thing begun is half done.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Everyone has their price.

Charity begins at home.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Might is right.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Money is the root of all evil.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Faith will move mountains.

Fortune favours the brave.

All's fair in love and war.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

If the cap fits, wear it.

If you build it, they will come.

A picture paints a thousand words.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

Oil and water don't mix.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Needs must when the devil drives.

There's safety in numbers.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Third time lucky.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A golden key can open any door.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It's the singer not the song.

It's never too late to mend.

Every picture tells a story.

Seek and you shall find.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Better late than never.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The bigger, the better.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It takes two to tango.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Each to their own.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Dead men tell no tales.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Revenge is sweet.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Silence construes consent.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

East, west, home's best.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Persuasion is better than force.

Virtue is its own reward.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A bad penny always turns up.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

Less is more.

Horses for courses.

Bad money drives out good.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There is honour among thieves.

Let the dead bury the dead.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

More haste, less speed.

Variety is the spice of life.

Speak as you find.

One good deed deserves another.

'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Hope springs eternal.

Seize the day.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

There are two sides to every question.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Slow but sure.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Never tell tales out of school.

Haste makes waste.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

All good things come to those that wait.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Never give a sucker an even break.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Truth will out.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Any port in a storm.

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

Home is where the heart is.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Love will find a way.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Share and share alike.

No news is good news.

Only the good die young.

You are never too old to learn.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Opposites attract.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Every stick has two ends.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There's a time and a place for everything.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A cat may look at a king.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Misery loves company.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All's well that ends well.

Curiosity killed the cat.

To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There's no time like the present.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

An army marches on its stomach.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Let bygones be bygones.

Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Great minds think alike.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Accidents will happen.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Talk is cheap.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Wonders will never cease.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't get mad, get even.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.

Another day, another dollar.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The Devil is in the details.

It's better to wear out, than to rust.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Waste not, want not.

The truth will out.

Do as I say, not as I do.

First come, first served.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

One hand washes the other.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A cat has nine lives.

Beauty is only skin deep.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.

The show must go on.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Always put your best foot forward.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Silence is golden.