If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

You can't always get what you want.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It's the singer not the song.

Time and tide wait for no one.

No rest for the wicked.

Live and let live.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Give credit where credit is due.

Another day, another dollar.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Oil and water don't mix.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Manners maketh the man.

It takes two to tango.

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

You are what you eat.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

One hand washes the other.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Wonders will never cease.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

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

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Small things amuse small minds.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Share and share alike.

A person is known by the company they keep.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Waste not, want not.

Fortune favours the brave.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Practice makes perfect.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Make haste slowly.

There's no smoke without fire.

It's never too late to mend.

Everyone has their price.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Time flies.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Virtue is its own reward.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Let the buyer beware.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's better to give than to receive.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The more the merrier.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Better late than never.

Speak as you find.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Dead men tell no tales.

All that glitters is not gold.

The bigger, the better.

Slow but sure.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The Devil looks after his own.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Each to their own.

Moderation in all things.

Give the Devil his due.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Time is money.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

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

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

History repeats itself.

Cheats never prosper.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Love will find a way.

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

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

What goes around comes around.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Even a worm will turn.

The truth will out.

Needs must when the devil drives.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Ignorance is bliss.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

You reap what you sow.

There is honour among thieves.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Money is the root of all evil.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Walls have ears.

Forgive and forget.

God helps those who help themselves.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You win some, you lose some.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Patience is a virtue.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The age of miracles is past.

Always put your best foot forward.

Practice what you preach.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Only the good die young.

Big fish eat little fish.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Truth will out.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Different strokes for different folks.

Opposites attract.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There is no accounting for tastes.

East, west, home's best.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

No news is good news.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Make love not war.

Money makes the world go round.

Money isn't everything.

Third time lucky.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Money talks.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Bad news travels fast.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Paddle your own canoe.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Still waters run deep.

No pain, no gain.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Go the extra mile.

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

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A golden key can open any door.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

The show must go on.

Good things come to those who wait.

Time is a great healer.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Persuasion is better than force.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Bad money drives out good.

Quid pro quo.

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

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A man is known by his friends.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Easy come, easy go.

Look before you leap.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There's safety in numbers.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

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

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't win them all.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Let well alone.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

An man's home is his castle.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Actions speak louder than words.

Haste makes waste.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

It goes without saying.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Keep your chin up.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

East is east, and west is west.

The best things in life are free.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Business before pleasure.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fight fire with fire.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

In the midst of life we are in death.

All the world loves a lover.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The customer is always right.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

There's no time like the present.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Seeing is believing.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Time will tell.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Horses for courses.

Physician, heal thyself.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

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

A good man is hard to find.

Don't rock the boat.

Pearls of wisdom.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A cat may look at a king.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

All things must pass.

If you build it, they will come.

Good talk saves the food.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The wages of sin is death.

All's fair in love and war.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Like father, like son.

Any port in a storm.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Knowledge is power.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Let bygones be bygones.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Less said, soon mended.

To the victor go the spoils.

Less is more.

There are two sides to every question.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Laughter is the best medicine.

While there is life, there is hope.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Only fools and horses work.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Two heads are better than one.

Count your blessings.

Silence construes consent.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Enough is enough.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Every stick has two ends.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

All's well that ends well.

A cat has nine lives.

Clothes do not make the man.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Hide in plain sight.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Fight the good fight.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

No man can serve two masters.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Accidents will happen.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A watched pot never boils.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't get mad, get even.

A word to the wise is enough.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

There's one born every minute.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

All you need is love.

An army marches on its stomach.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Every dog has its day.

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

For everything there is a season.

What goes up must come down.

The end justifies the means.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Talk is cheap.

You can't take it with you.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Love is blind.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There's no place like home.

More haste, less speed.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Misery loves company.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The Devil is in the details.