Horses for courses.

No pain, no gain.

Make haste slowly.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Waste not, want not.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Hope springs eternal.

No news is good news.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Better late than never.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The best things in life are free.

You are what you eat.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You can't always get what you want.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Seeing is believing.

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

The Devil is in the details.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Quid pro quo.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The wages of sin is death.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Give the Devil his due.

Any port in a storm.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Bad news travels fast.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Money makes the world go round.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Money isn't everything.

Pride comes before a fall.

A word to the wise is enough.

Good things come in small packages.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Forgive and forget.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Silence construes consent.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Truth will out.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Easy come, easy go.

Life begins at forty.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Time will tell.

Money is the root of all evil.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Persuasion is better than force.

Only fools and horses work.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

First things first.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Talk is cheap.

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

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

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A man is known by his friends.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

For everything there is a season.

First come, first served.

Time flies.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Seize the day.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't rock the boat.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Time is money.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The customer is always right.

Don't get mad, get even.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It never rains but it pours.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

All publicity is good publicity.

Bad money drives out good.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Look before you leap.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Less is more.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

It goes without saying.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

If you build it, they will come.

Many hands make light work.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Patience is a virtue.

Different strokes for different folks.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Marriages are made in heaven.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Tomorrow never comes.

All you need is love.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Ignorance is bliss.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Small things amuse small minds.

East is east, and west is west.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Revenge is sweet.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It takes two to tango.

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Love is blind.

Get out while the getting is good.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Knowledge is power.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Enough is enough.

Moderation in all things.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Practice what you preach.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A golden key can open any door.

Let bygones be bygones.

There's an exception to every rule.

Charity begins at home.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The more the merrier.

Learn to walk before you run.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

All the world loves a lover.

Love will find a way.

Good things come to those who wait.

One hand washes the other.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Life is what you make it.

Put your best foot forward.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The exception which proves the rule.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't shoot the messenger.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Keep your powder dry.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The best is the enemy of the good.

There's no smoke without fire.

The bigger, the better.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The best defence is a good offence.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You are never too old to learn.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Variety is the spice of life.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You win some, you lose some.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Money talks.

Let well alone.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

All's fair in love and war.

Even a worm will turn.

The show must go on.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Business before pleasure.

Every picture tells a story.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All good things must come to an end.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Never tell tales out of school.

All good things come to those that wait.

To every thing there is a season.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Paddle your own canoe.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

All that glitters is not gold.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A good man is hard to find.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Great minds think alike.

Wonders will never cease.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Keep your chin up.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

There is honour among thieves.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Actions speak louder than words.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Clothes do not make the man.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The truth will out.

A watched pot never boils.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Count your blessings.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Practice makes perfect.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Fight fire with fire.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

A house is not a home.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Crime doesn't pay.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It takes one to know one.

No man is an island.

Oil and water don't mix.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's no place like home.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

There's one born every minute.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

History repeats itself.

Strike while the iron is hot.

All things must pass.

Nine tailors make a man.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

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

Misery loves company.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Honesty is the best policy.

Speak as you find.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Everyone has their price.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Every dog has its day.

Blood is thicker than water.

Another day, another dollar.

One good deed deserves another.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Give credit where credit is due.

Good talk saves the food.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Share and share alike.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Manners maketh the man.

Dead men tell no tales.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Third time lucky.

There's no time like the present.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Go the extra mile.

Like father, like son.

Tomorrow is another day.

Let the buyer beware.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

What goes up must come down.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Less said, soon mended.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Walls have ears.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

You reap what you sow.

Accidents will happen.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Slow but sure.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The end justifies the means.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

All roads lead to Rome.

Fortune favours the brave.

Time is a great healer.

Seek and you shall find.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All's well that ends well.

An man's home is his castle.

Big fish eat little fish.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

An army marches on its stomach.

Haste makes waste.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Silence is golden.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Hide in plain sight.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Cheats never prosper.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You can have too much of a good thing.

More haste, less speed.

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

Live and learn.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Faith will move mountains.

Might is right.

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

Fight the good fight.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Live and let live.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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