Don't mix business with pleasure.

More haste, less speed.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Nine tailors make a man.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's better to give than to receive.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's no place like home.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Money is the root of all evil.

Business before pleasure.

Blood is thicker than water.

Tomorrow never comes.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There's one born every minute.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Better safe than sorry.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It never rains but it pours.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A miss is as good as a mile.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It goes without saying.

Money makes the world go round.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Life begins at forty.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Love is blind.

Opposites attract.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Another day, another dollar.

The best defence is a good offence.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Pearls of wisdom.

A new broom sweeps clean.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Live and let live.

If you build it, they will come.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

No news is good news.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You can't take it with you.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

No man is an island.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Make haste slowly.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The customer is always right.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Charity begins at home.

Faith will move mountains.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Knowledge is power.

Moderation in all things.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A thing begun is half done.

Always put your best foot forward.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

There's no time like the present.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Might is right.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Handsome is as handsome does.

There's safety in numbers.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The truth will out.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Honesty is the best policy.

Money talks.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Practice makes perfect.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Every picture tells a story.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Dead men tell no tales.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

You can't always get what you want.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Time is a great healer.

An man's home is his castle.

Crime doesn't pay.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Persuasion is better than force.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't get mad, get even.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Time is money.

Only the good die young.

Give the Devil his due.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Two heads are better than one.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It's the singer not the song.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

It takes two to tango.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Enough is enough.

The best things in life are free.

History repeats itself.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Patience is a virtue.

The Devil looks after his own.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Any port in a storm.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Waste not, want not.

Good things come to those who wait.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

No pain, no gain.

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

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Big fish eat little fish.

Silence construes consent.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Wonders will never cease.

Haste makes waste.

The show must go on.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Truth will out.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

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

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Life is what you make it.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Live and learn.

Misery loves company.

Good things come in small packages.

Fortune favours the brave.

What goes up must come down.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Time flies.

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

Fight the good fight.

Different strokes for different folks.

To every thing there is a season.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Keep your chin up.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Speak as you find.

A man is known by his friends.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The end justifies the means.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

No man can serve two masters.

All good things come to those that wait.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Seeing is believing.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Look before you leap.

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

Money isn't everything.

What goes around comes around.

You are what you eat.

All's well that ends well.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Love will find a way.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Give credit where credit is due.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Only fools and horses work.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Hide in plain sight.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Let well alone.

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

Practice what you preach.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Bad money drives out good.

The early bird gets the worm.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

God helps those who help themselves.

Enough is as good as a feast.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Clothes do not make the man.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Forgive and forget.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

One good deed deserves another.

Even a worm will turn.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Needs must when the devil drives.

All the world loves a lover.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

For everything there is a season.

Keep your powder dry.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Like father, like son.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Nothing new under the sun.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Cheats never prosper.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The Devil is in the details.

Manners maketh the man.

One swallow does not a summer make.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Make love not war.

Horses for courses.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

All that glitters is not gold.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

All good things must come to an end.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Love makes the world go round.

A leopard can't change its spots.

He who hesitates is lost.

East is east, and west is west.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Count your blessings.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Learn to walk before you run.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

There is no accounting for tastes.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Quid pro quo.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Fight fire with fire.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

A house is not a home.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

A golden key can open any door.

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

Talk is cheap.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Third time lucky.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's all grist to the mill.

Every dog has its day.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Great minds think alike.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Many hands make light work.

Share and share alike.

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

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

It's never too late to mend.

A bad penny always turns up.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A fish always rots from the head.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The more the merrier.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Bad news travels fast.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Slow but sure.

Appearances can be deceptive.

First things first.

Don't rock the boat.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

East, west, home's best.

There is honour among thieves.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Each to their own.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Let the buyer beware.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Ignorance is bliss.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A cat may look at a king.

An army marches on its stomach.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The bigger, the better.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

Accidents will happen.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Go the extra mile.

Put your best foot forward.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A cat has nine lives.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Walls have ears.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Nine tailors make a man.

A good man is hard to find.

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

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