The wages of sin is death.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Big fish eat little fish.

Silence construes consent.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Many hands make light work.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Seek and you shall find.

Live and learn.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

The show must go on.

Never tell tales out of school.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Time is a great healer.

The more the merrier.

Good fences make good neighbours.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Dead men tell no tales.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Truth will out.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Share and share alike.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Forgive and forget.

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

Walls have ears.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

East is east, and west is west.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Keep your chin up.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The Devil is in the details.

Let the buyer beware.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A man is known by his friends.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Money talks.

All that glitters is not gold.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Tomorrow is another day.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Slow but sure.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Manners maketh the man.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

For everything there is a season.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Practice makes perfect.

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Pearls of wisdom.

Love makes the world go round.

You can't take it with you.

Make love not war.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Make haste slowly.

Blood is thicker than water.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It's all grist to the mill.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The best things in life are free.

Get out while the getting is good.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Small things amuse small minds.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Waste not, want not.

You can't win them all.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Cheats never prosper.

You are what you eat.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Good things come to those who wait.

Every stick has two ends.

What goes around comes around.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Virtue is its own reward.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

You are never too old to learn.

No news is good news.

Seize the day.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Enough is enough.

More haste, less speed.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Talk is cheap.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Look before you leap.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The truth will out.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Live and let live.

Don't throw good money after bad.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There is honour among thieves.

Love is blind.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't rock the boat.

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

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Still waters run deep.

Business before pleasure.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

The customer is always right.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Even a worm will turn.

Any port in a storm.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

East, west, home's best.

Nothing new under the sun.

Let well alone.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Persuasion is better than force.

Give credit where credit is due.

Each to their own.

There's one born every minute.

Bad money drives out good.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Honesty is the best policy.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Love will find a way.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Silence is golden.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Paddle your own canoe.

A fish always rots from the head.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Like father, like son.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

History repeats itself.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The end justifies the means.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

To every thing there is a season.

All roads lead to Rome.

It's never too late to mend.

All you need is love.

Time flies.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Knowledge is power.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Less said, soon mended.

You can't make bricks without straw.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

One hand washes the other.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A good man is hard to find.

Good things come in small packages.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If you build it, they will come.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Less is more.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Patience is a virtue.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Great minds think alike.

An army marches on its stomach.

There are two sides to every question.

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

The bigger, the better.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Charity begins at home.

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

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Variety is the spice of life.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Money isn't everything.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

No man can serve two masters.

A watched pot never boils.

No man is an island.

One good deed deserves another.

A cat has nine lives.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Birds of a feather flock together.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Physician, heal thyself.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Third time lucky.

Don't get mad, get even.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The age of miracles is past.

All's well that ends well.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Only the good die young.

The Devil looks after his own.

Nothing succeeds like success.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A word to the wise is enough.

Quid pro quo.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Handsome is as handsome does.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Easy come, easy go.

What goes up must come down.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

First come, first served.

Horses for courses.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You reap what you sow.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Bad news travels fast.

Another day, another dollar.

Every picture tells a story.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Time will tell.

Moderation in all things.

First things first.

He who hesitates is lost.

Actions speak louder than words.

Accidents will happen.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There's no fool like an old fool.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Might is right.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

It goes without saying.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Fight the good fight.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Revenge is sweet.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A cat may look at a king.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

A house is not a home.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

Money makes the world go round.

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

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

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Life is what you make it.

Time is money.

Home is where the heart is.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Oil and water don't mix.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Wonders will never cease.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There's no place like home.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Better safe than sorry.

Misery loves company.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Put your best foot forward.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Haste makes waste.

There's no smoke without fire.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Hope springs eternal.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It takes one to know one.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Beauty is only skin deep.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

The exception which proves the rule.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Speak as you find.

Every dog has its day.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Oil and water don't mix.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Count your blessings.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Hide in plain sight.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Fight fire with fire.