The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

An army marches on its stomach.

All publicity is good publicity.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Less is more.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

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

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

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

Business before pleasure.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Talk is cheap.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It's the singer not the song.

Waste not, want not.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Money makes the world go round.

The more the merrier.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Love will find a way.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Misery loves company.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Accidents will happen.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Like father, like son.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Good things come in small packages.

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

There's no time like the present.

You can't win them all.

Patience is a virtue.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All good things must come to an end.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Give credit where credit is due.

You can't always get what you want.

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

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A good man is hard to find.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Every dog has its day.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Variety is the spice of life.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The bigger, the better.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

First come, first served.

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

You win some, you lose some.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't change horses in midstream.

There's no smoke without fire.

The Devil is in the details.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

There is honour among thieves.

Slow but sure.

Money talks.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Give the Devil his due.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Ignorance is bliss.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Knowledge is power.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Hide in plain sight.

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

A golden key can open any door.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

No man is an island.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Haste makes waste.

Truth will out.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

You are never too old to learn.

You reap what you sow.

Paddle your own canoe.

Quid pro quo.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's better to give than to receive.

What goes around comes around.

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

More haste, less speed.

Share and share alike.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Marriages are made in heaven.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Seize the day.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Silence is golden.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

It goes without saying.

A watched pot never boils.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Any port in a storm.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Live and learn.

Nothing succeeds like success.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Let well alone.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A cat may look at a king.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

No pain, no gain.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't rock the boat.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

There's no place like home.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It's all grist to the mill.

You can't make bricks without straw.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Might is right.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Time will tell.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

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

To every thing there is a season.

An man's home is his castle.

One hand washes the other.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Make love not war.

No rest for the wicked.

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

It's never too late to mend.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

East is east, and west is west.

Forgive and forget.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Pride comes before a fall.

Good things come to those who wait.

A cat has nine lives.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Put your best foot forward.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Enough is enough.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Home is where the heart is.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

All roads lead to Rome.

No news is good news.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Life begins at forty.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Many hands make light work.

Two heads are better than one.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Walls have ears.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Faith will move mountains.

The age of miracles is past.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

First things first.

Physician, heal thyself.

Still waters run deep.

The best defence is a good offence.

All you need is love.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You are what you eat.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

He who hesitates is lost.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There are two sides to every question.

Persuasion is better than force.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Third time lucky.

History repeats itself.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

If you build it, they will come.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Only the good die young.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

There's one born every minute.

Look before you leap.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

All things must pass.

All's fair in love and war.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Every stick has two ends.

Oil and water don't mix.

Go the extra mile.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Manners maketh the man.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Live and let live.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Seeing is believing.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't get mad, get even.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Keep your chin up.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Time is a great healer.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Money is the root of all evil.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Everyone has their price.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Never tell tales out of school.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The best things in life are free.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Horses for courses.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It takes two to tango.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Keep your powder dry.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Seek and you shall find.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The wages of sin is death.

Great minds think alike.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Silence construes consent.

Always put your best foot forward.

Practice makes perfect.

The show must go on.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Time is money.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The customer is always right.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Nothing new under the sun.

Actions speak louder than words.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The truth will out.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Clothes do not make the man.

What goes up must come down.

A thing begun is half done.

It's best to be on the safe side.

East, west, home's best.

Bad news travels fast.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A bad penny always turns up.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Big fish eat little fish.

All the world loves a lover.

Tomorrow never comes.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Moderation in all things.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Every picture tells a story.

For everything there is a season.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Life is what you make it.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Better safe than sorry.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Fight the good fight.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Hope springs eternal.

Charity begins at home.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Less said, soon mended.

Easy come, easy go.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

A picture paints a thousand words.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Half a loaf is better than none.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Love is blind.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Wonders will never cease.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

No man can serve two masters.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Time and tide wait for no one.