It never rains but it pours.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A good man is hard to find.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

East, west, home's best.

Variety is the spice of life.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It's all grist to the mill.

There's one born every minute.

It goes without saying.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Money isn't everything.

Each to their own.

No news is good news.

Bad news travels fast.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

No man is an island.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Revenge is sweet.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Wonders will never cease.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Fight fire with fire.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Look before you leap.

Walls have ears.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Hope springs eternal.

Big fish eat little fish.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

A word to the wise is enough.

Faith will move mountains.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The bigger, the better.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The wages of sin is death.

Every picture tells a story.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Great minds think alike.

Misery loves company.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A watched pot never boils.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Truth will out.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Oil and water don't mix.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

It's never too late to mend.

Knowledge is power.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Seize the day.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Time is a great healer.

Manners maketh the man.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Silence is golden.

Practice what you preach.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

He who hesitates is lost.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

One hand washes the other.

No rest for the wicked.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Only the good die young.

Enough is enough.

What goes up must come down.

There's no fool like an old fool.

There is no accounting for tastes.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Make haste slowly.

Business before pleasure.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Love will find a way.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Keep your chin up.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nothing new under the sun.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Beware the Ides of March.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Might is right.

Seek and you shall find.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Let the buyer beware.

All good things must come to an end.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You win some, you lose some.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

The Devil is in the details.

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

The age of miracles is past.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Appearances can be deceptive.

There's an exception to every rule.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Like father, like son.

Keep your powder dry.

Waste not, want not.

Honesty is the best policy.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

All's well that ends well.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Time will tell.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Life begins at forty.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't get mad, get even.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Third time lucky.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Moderation in all things.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

History repeats itself.

Less said, soon mended.

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

The truth will out.

A house is not a home.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Time is money.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Less is more.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

No pain, no gain.

The exception which proves the rule.

Dead men tell no tales.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

It takes one to know one.

Talk is cheap.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

Still waters run deep.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Never give a sucker an even break.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The more the merrier.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Give the Devil his due.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Silence construes consent.

Pearls of wisdom.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Better safe than sorry.

Different strokes for different folks.

A thing begun is half done.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You are what you eat.

Money talks.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The show must go on.

Grief divided is made lighter.

For everything there is a season.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Count your blessings.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Persuasion is better than force.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Charity begins at home.

An man's home is his castle.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You can't win them all.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All you need is love.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Good things come to those who wait.

While there is life, there is hope.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Don't rock the boat.

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

Speak as you find.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Every dog has its day.

All's fair in love and war.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The early bird gets the worm.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Quid pro quo.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Share and share alike.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Money is the root of all evil.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Seeing is believing.

Live and learn.

You can't take it with you.

The Devil looks after his own.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

First things first.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Many hands make light work.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Everyone has their price.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

If you build it, they will come.

There's no time like the present.

Tomorrow is another day.

Opposites attract.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

It's the singer not the song.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Give credit where credit is due.

To the victor go the spoils.

Go the extra mile.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Forgive and forget.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Easy come, easy go.

The best things in life are free.

Tomorrow never comes.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Better late than never.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The customer is always right.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Love makes the world go round.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Physician, heal thyself.

Accidents will happen.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Let well alone.

Fortune favours the brave.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

It takes two to tango.

Make love not war.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Only fools and horses work.

Paddle your own canoe.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Fight the good fight.

Cheats never prosper.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Actions speak louder than words.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Love is blind.

Bad money drives out good.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Life is what you make it.

First come, first served.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

God helps those who help themselves.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Every stick has two ends.

Two heads are better than one.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Virtue is its own reward.

A golden key can open any door.

Attack is the best form of defence.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All things must pass.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

You reap what you sow.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Another day, another dollar.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Horses for courses.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

What goes around comes around.

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

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

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

Any port in a storm.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Never tell tales out of school.

Penny wise and pound foolish.