Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Make love not war.

To the victor go the spoils.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Different strokes for different folks.

Slow but sure.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Every dog has its day.

East is east, and west is west.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Only fools and horses work.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Virtue is its own reward.

All that glitters is not gold.

Silence is golden.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Might is right.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Haste makes waste.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Knowledge is power.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

No man can serve two masters.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Tomorrow never comes.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Money isn't everything.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There is honour among thieves.

Any port in a storm.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

The wages of sin is death.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All the world loves a lover.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

No pain, no gain.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Seize the day.

Better late than never.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

What goes around comes around.

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

You are what you eat.

All's well that ends well.

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

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

Walls have ears.

Talk is cheap.

Ignorance is bliss.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

A house is not a home.

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

Let the buyer beware.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Two heads are better than one.

Hide in plain sight.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

The end justifies the means.

Every stick has two ends.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It goes without saying.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Never speak ill of the dead.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Clothes do not make the man.

Faith will move mountains.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Moderation in all things.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Share and share alike.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

To every thing there is a season.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

There are two sides to every question.

Man does not live by bread alone.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The early bird gets the worm.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Waste not, want not.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Live and learn.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Cheats never prosper.

The age of miracles is past.

Give credit where credit is due.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Opposites attract.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Go the extra mile.

Seeing is believing.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A watched pot never boils.

Honesty is the best policy.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Good talk saves the food.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Count your blessings.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Christmas comes but once a year.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Another day, another dollar.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Pride comes before a fall.

Horses for courses.

Put your best foot forward.

There's safety in numbers.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Blood is thicker than water.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Time is a great healer.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Home is where the heart is.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

It never rains but it pours.

More haste, less speed.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It takes two to tango.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Wonders will never cease.

Silence construes consent.

The show must go on.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Get out while the getting is good.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Revenge is sweet.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Learn to walk before you run.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Accidents will happen.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Business before pleasure.

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

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

Love is blind.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

There's no place like home.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Tomorrow is another day.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't get mad, get even.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Look before you leap.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The bigger, the better.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Never tell tales out of school.

You reap what you sow.

The Devil looks after his own.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

You are never too old to learn.

Time will tell.

Nothing new under the sun.

Third time lucky.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

The more the merrier.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Easy come, easy go.

It's the singer not the song.

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

All things must pass.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There's no time like the present.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

First things first.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Misery loves company.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Bad money drives out good.

All good things come to those that wait.

When one door shuts, another opens.

All's fair in love and war.

Life is what you make it.

One hand washes the other.

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

No news is good news.

The truth will out.

God helps those who help themselves.

For everything there is a season.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Seek and you shall find.

No man is an island.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

You can't take it with you.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Speak as you find.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's an exception to every rule.

Don't rock the boat.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Truth will out.

What goes up must come down.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Paddle your own canoe.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Fight the good fight.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Practice what you preach.

Less said, soon mended.

An man's home is his castle.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Small things amuse small minds.

There's one born every minute.

All good things must come to an end.

Better safe than sorry.

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

You can't win them all.

Great minds think alike.

Only the good die young.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Many hands make light work.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Each to their own.

Beware the Ides of March.

Quid pro quo.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

One good deed deserves another.

Bad news travels fast.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Everyone has their price.

Enough is enough.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A golden key can open any door.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Time is money.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Big fish eat little fish.

Charity begins at home.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Time flies.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Every picture tells a story.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

Less is more.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Nine tailors make a man.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The best things in life are free.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Persuasion is better than force.

It's all grist to the mill.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Like father, like son.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

A man is known by his friends.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Forgive and forget.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A cat has nine lives.

History repeats itself.

Tomorrow never comes.

It takes one to know one.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A cat may look at a king.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Love will find a way.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A good man is hard to find.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Even a worm will turn.

Manners maketh the man.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

First come, first served.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.