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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Tomorrow is another day.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

The bigger, the better.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

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

The best defence is a good offence.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Great minds think alike.

There is honour among thieves.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The end justifies the means.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Live and let live.

A bad penny always turns up.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Keep your chin up.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Silence construes consent.

Patience is a virtue.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

An man's home is his castle.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The best things in life are free.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Beware the Ides of March.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't get mad, get even.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

It goes without saying.

A good man is hard to find.

Truth will out.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Money is the root of all evil.

What goes up must come down.

A thing begun is half done.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't take it with you.

The more the merrier.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Big fish eat little fish.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

First come, first served.

Less is more.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

A house is not a home.

Give the Devil his due.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

History repeats itself.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Live and learn.

Money makes the world go round.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Like father, like son.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Variety is the spice of life.

Many hands make light work.

It's never too late to mend.

Seeing is believing.

Money isn't everything.

Bad money drives out good.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Let well alone.

Look before you leap.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Walls have ears.

East is east, and west is west.

There's one born every minute.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't rock the boat.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

More haste, less speed.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Misery loves company.

Small things amuse small minds.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

It's all grist to the mill.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The early bird gets the worm.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Speak as you find.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Let the buyer beware.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Different strokes for different folks.

It's the singer not the song.

Practice what you preach.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The truth will out.

Christmas comes but once a year.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Paddle your own canoe.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

All publicity is good publicity.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Two heads are better than one.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

There's a time and a place for everything.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Count your blessings.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Time flies.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Time is a great healer.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The wages of sin is death.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

Life is what you make it.

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

Another day, another dollar.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Slow but sure.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Good talk saves the food.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Youth is wasted on the young.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Money talks.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Persuasion is better than force.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Cheats never prosper.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It never rains but it pours.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A cat has nine lives.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

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

East, west, home's best.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Third time lucky.

Hope springs eternal.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Easy come, easy go.

Hide in plain sight.

All you need is love.

No pain, no gain.

All good things must come to an end.

One swallow does not a summer make.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Seek and you shall find.

Seize the day.

There's an exception to every rule.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Haste makes waste.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Honesty is the best policy.

What goes around comes around.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Even a worm will turn.

Home is where the heart is.

Beggars can't be choosers.

One hand washes the other.

Bad news travels fast.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

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

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The Devil looks after his own.

The exception which proves the rule.

Moderation in all things.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Crime doesn't pay.

To every thing there is a season.

No man can serve two masters.

A man is known by his friends.

Pride comes before a fall.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

All's fair in love and war.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Better late than never.

Keep your powder dry.

Only fools and horses work.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You can't win them all.

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

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

You reap what you sow.

Love will find a way.

Children and fools tell the truth.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Every stick has two ends.

Time is money.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Less said, soon mended.

No news is good news.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Nothing new under the sun.

All things must pass.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

The customer is always right.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

No rest for the wicked.

Make haste slowly.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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

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

No man is an island.

Children should be seen and not heard.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Only the good die young.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Might is right.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Share and share alike.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Ignorance is bliss.

Forgive and forget.

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

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

For everything there is a season.

There's no place like home.

To the victor go the spoils.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Tomorrow never comes.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Put your best foot forward.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

The show must go on.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Wonders will never cease.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

All roads lead to Rome.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Faith will move mountains.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Nine tailors make a man.

It takes two to tango.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All's well that ends well.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It's better to give than to receive.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Always put your best foot forward.

Dead men tell no tales.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Love is blind.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

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

An army marches on its stomach.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Everyone has their price.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Better safe than sorry.

You can't always get what you want.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Virtue is its own reward.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

A cat may look at a king.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Waste not, want not.

A word to the wise is enough.

There is no accounting for tastes.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Get out while the getting is good.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Any port in a storm.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Opposites attract.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The age of miracles is past.

Go the extra mile.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Practice makes perfect.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The Devil is in the details.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There are two sides to every question.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Still waters run deep.

Every dog has its day.

You are what you eat.

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

Enough is enough.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Each to their own.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Forewarned is forearmed.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Horses for courses.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.