Share and share alike.

Good talk saves the food.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Only fools and horses work.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

No man is an island.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Everyone has their price.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Money isn't everything.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A man is known by his friends.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The more the merrier.

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

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Patience is a virtue.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

What can't be cured must be endured.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It goes without saying.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Another day, another dollar.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

The wages of sin is death.

You are never too old to learn.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Let the buyer beware.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Christmas comes but once a year.

All you need is love.

Pearls of wisdom.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You reap what you sow.

East, west, home's best.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

It's better to give than to receive.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Time is money.

Ignorance is bliss.

Like father, like son.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Wonders will never cease.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Let well alone.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Learn to walk before you run.

Money makes the world go round.

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

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

To the victor go the spoils.

Different strokes for different folks.

Honesty is the best policy.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Charity begins at home.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Even a worm will turn.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Never go to bed on an argument.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Home is where the heart is.

The age of miracles is past.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

One hand washes the other.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

All's fair in love and war.

A fish always rots from the head.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Horses for courses.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Tomorrow never comes.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Let the dead bury the dead.

There is honour among thieves.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Seeing is believing.

What goes around comes around.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Better late than never.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

No pain, no gain.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Any port in a storm.

Nothing new under the sun.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Love will find a way.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

Third time lucky.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Accidents will happen.

Keep your chin up.

Less is more.

Talk is cheap.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

If you build it, they will come.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Every picture tells a story.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Seize the day.

Practice what you preach.

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

Business before pleasure.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Misery loves company.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Time will tell.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Look before you leap.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The bigger, the better.

No man can serve two masters.

Virtue is its own reward.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

What goes up must come down.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Every stick has two ends.

Waste not, want not.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Silence is golden.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

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

There are two sides to every question.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Make hay while the sun shines.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Good things come to those who wait.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The truth will out.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Fight the good fight.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

All good things come to those that wait.

For everything there is a season.

A house is not a home.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

No news is good news.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Many hands make light work.

He who hesitates is lost.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Opposites attract.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

An army marches on its stomach.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Hide in plain sight.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Life is what you make it.

Silence construes consent.

Enough is enough.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't get mad, get even.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Less said, soon mended.

Seek and you shall find.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Give the Devil his due.

There's an exception to every rule.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Go the extra mile.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Oil and water don't mix.

Dead men tell no tales.

Nine tailors make a man.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Pride comes before a fall.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Live and let live.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It's the singer not the song.

The end justifies the means.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

All things must pass.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't change horses in midstream.

To every thing there is a season.

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

You can't win them all.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A thing begun is half done.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

More haste, less speed.

Every dog has its day.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The early bird gets the worm.

Always put your best foot forward.

Still waters run deep.

All's well that ends well.

Count your blessings.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Love makes the world go round.

Stupid is as stupid does.

It takes two to tango.

Only the good die young.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Haste makes waste.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

East is east, and west is west.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Actions speak louder than words.

God helps those who help themselves.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Each to their own.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Manners maketh the man.

Crime doesn't pay.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't rock the boat.

Bad money drives out good.

Quid pro quo.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Time is a great healer.

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

Slow but sure.

All publicity is good publicity.

Beware the Ides of March.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Make love not war.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Live and learn.

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

First things first.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Time flies.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Knowledge is power.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Money talks.

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

Walls have ears.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Moderation in all things.

Forgive and forget.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Speak as you find.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The exception which proves the rule.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Practice makes perfect.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

All that glitters is not gold.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A cat has nine lives.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Cheats never prosper.

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

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

You can't take it with you.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

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

First come, first served.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Great minds think alike.

Persuasion is better than force.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Make haste slowly.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A cat may look at a king.

Truth will out.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's no place like home.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Might is right.

An man's home is his castle.

You are what you eat.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Two heads are better than one.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The Devil is in the details.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Give credit where credit is due.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

There's no smoke without fire.

The show must go on.

A watched pot never boils.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.