It's best to be on the safe side.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

No man can serve two masters.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Money makes the world go round.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Hide in plain sight.

An man's home is his castle.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

There is honour among thieves.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Easy come, easy go.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Many hands make light work.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A man is known by his friends.

Money isn't everything.

Life begins at forty.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Knowledge is power.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The more the merrier.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

History repeats itself.

Misery loves company.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The early bird gets the worm.

To the victor go the spoils.

All's fair in love and war.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Another day, another dollar.

No news is good news.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Even a worm will turn.

Bad news travels fast.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

All that glitters is not gold.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Different strokes for different folks.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A bad penny always turns up.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Revenge is sweet.

It's all grist to the mill.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Only fools and horses work.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Small things amuse small minds.

Quid pro quo.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Share and share alike.

Do as I say, not as I do.

East, west, home's best.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Big fish eat little fish.

Give the Devil his due.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Good talk saves the food.

Make haste slowly.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Seeing is believing.

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

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

Each to their own.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

No man is an island.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Virtue is its own reward.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Speak as you find.

Let the dead bury the dead.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Time will tell.

Patience is a virtue.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Dead men tell no tales.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Bad money drives out good.

For everything there is a season.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

The show must go on.

Hope springs eternal.

Love will find a way.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Truth will out.

Out of sight, out of mind.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Tomorrow never comes.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

More haste, less speed.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

What goes up must come down.

Third time lucky.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

All roads lead to Rome.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The bigger, the better.

Always put your best foot forward.

The age of miracles is past.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

All's well that ends well.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

All you need is love.

Love makes the world go round.

Like father, like son.

Charity begins at home.

Better late than never.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Ignorance is bliss.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Two heads are better than one.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Business before pleasure.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

To every thing there is a season.

Enough is as good as a feast.

What goes around comes around.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The truth will out.

Tomorrow is another day.

Any port in a storm.

Nothing succeeds like success.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't shoot the messenger.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The exception which proves the rule.

God helps those who help themselves.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Money is the root of all evil.

First come, first served.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It goes without saying.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There's no time like the present.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Manners maketh the man.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Live and let live.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Faith will move mountains.

Horses for courses.

Go the extra mile.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

It takes one to know one.

You are what you eat.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Silence is golden.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Money talks.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Physician, heal thyself.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Put your best foot forward.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Strike while the iron is hot.

First things first.

Opposites attract.

Live and learn.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Fight fire with fire.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Persuasion is better than force.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All things must pass.

You can't win them all.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Crime doesn't pay.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Less said, soon mended.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Everyone has their price.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Time is money.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Make love not war.

Seek and you shall find.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Only the good die young.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Great minds think alike.

Might is right.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A word to the wise is enough.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Still waters run deep.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Time is a great healer.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Every dog has its day.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The best things in life are free.

The end justifies the means.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

You can't always get what you want.

One good deed deserves another.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

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

Accidents will happen.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Wonders will never cease.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Walls have ears.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Haste makes waste.

It's better to give than to receive.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Seize the day.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Less is more.

Love is blind.

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

He who hesitates is lost.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Every picture tells a story.

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

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Actions speak louder than words.

The Devil looks after his own.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A cat has nine lives.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Slow but sure.

There's safety in numbers.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

One hand washes the other.

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

Fight the good fight.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Time flies.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A thing begun is half done.

A fish always rots from the head.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

No rest for the wicked.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Let well alone.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't get mad, get even.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Let the buyer beware.

All publicity is good publicity.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Beggars can't be choosers.

All good things must come to an end.

Enough is enough.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

Forgive and forget.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

East is east, and west is west.

A house is not a home.

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

Look before you leap.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Give credit where credit is due.

Good things come in small packages.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Count your blessings.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Keep your chin up.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

You can't take it with you.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Silence construes consent.

Don't rock the boat.

There's no place like home.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A watched pot never boils.

You reap what you sow.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Needs must when the devil drives.