Good fences make good neighbours.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

The bigger, the better.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

All's well that ends well.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Different strokes for different folks.

Haste makes waste.

Everyone has their price.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A good man is hard to find.

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

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

It goes without saying.

Good things come in small packages.

Keep your powder dry.

Fight fire with fire.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There's no time like the present.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

History repeats itself.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Silence construes consent.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You are never too old to learn.

Third time lucky.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Better late than never.

The best-laid plans go astray.

What goes up must come down.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Share and share alike.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

No man can serve two masters.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Faith will move mountains.

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

A golden key can open any door.

You are what you eat.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Always put your best foot forward.

Count your blessings.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Learn to walk before you run.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Children and fools tell the truth.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Seeing is believing.

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

Talk is cheap.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Keep your chin up.

A fish always rots from the head.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Persuasion is better than force.

Big fish eat little fish.

Actions speak louder than words.

Patience is a virtue.

An army marches on its stomach.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

It takes two to tango.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

There's a time and a place for everything.

An man's home is his castle.

Put your best foot forward.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

The customer is always right.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A cat has nine lives.

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

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Practice what you preach.

There's safety in numbers.

All publicity is good publicity.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Man does not live by bread alone.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Pride comes before a fall.

All good things come to those that wait.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Every picture tells a story.

Might is right.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Go the extra mile.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

A house is not a home.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Clothes do not make the man.

All's fair in love and war.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A cat may look at a king.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The wages of sin is death.

The end justifies the means.

Charity begins at home.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Still waters run deep.

One good deed deserves another.

Many hands make light work.

It takes one to know one.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Knowledge is power.

It never rains but it pours.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't rock the boat.

To every thing there is a season.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Give credit where credit is due.

Silence is golden.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Hide in plain sight.

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

The more the merrier.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Fight the good fight.

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

The Devil is in the details.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Slow but sure.

Money talks.

Hope springs eternal.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Manners maketh the man.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

East is east, and west is west.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Look before you leap.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Misery loves company.

Seize the day.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Life is what you make it.

A watched pot never boils.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Quid pro quo.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Bad news travels fast.

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

You can't take it with you.

Money is the root of all evil.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

All things must pass.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Business before pleasure.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

Time flies.

The best things in life are free.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It's better to give than to receive.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Ignorance is bliss.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Waste not, want not.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Enough is enough.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A thing begun is half done.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Home is where the heart is.

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

First things first.

While there is life, there is hope.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Let well alone.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Great minds think alike.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Virtue is its own reward.

Horses for courses.

Good things come to those who wait.

More haste, less speed.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Love makes the world go round.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Tomorrow never comes.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It's all grist to the mill.

All you need is love.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Time will tell.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Like father, like son.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Walls have ears.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Pearls of wisdom.

There are two sides to every question.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Speak as you find.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Paddle your own canoe.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Live and learn.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Truth will out.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

East, west, home's best.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Cheats never prosper.

Time is money.

Only the good die young.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

You can't make bricks without straw.

God helps those who help themselves.

For everything there is a season.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

No rest for the wicked.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The exception which proves the rule.

Better safe than sorry.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Good talk saves the food.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Even a worm will turn.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Forgive and forget.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Make haste slowly.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It's the singer not the song.

You reap what you sow.

One hand washes the other.

To the victor go the spoils.

The truth will out.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Time is a great healer.

Physician, heal thyself.

What goes around comes around.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Crime doesn't pay.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Love will find a way.

The best defence is a good offence.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Blood is thicker than water.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Nothing new under the sun.

There's an exception to every rule.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Revenge is sweet.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Never tell tales out of school.

All roads lead to Rome.

Another day, another dollar.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

What goes up must come down.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Live and let live.

Love is blind.

Make love not war.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Tomorrow is another day.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let the buyer beware.

You can't win them all.

Life begins at forty.

Money makes the world go round.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The show must go on.

There's no place like home.

Moderation in all things.

Nine tailors make a man.

Let bygones be bygones.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You can't always get what you want.

Easy come, easy go.

No pain, no gain.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Seek and you shall find.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You can have too much of a good thing.

All that glitters is not gold.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

All good things must come to an end.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Practice makes perfect.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

He who hesitates is lost.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

First come, first served.

Less said, soon mended.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Money isn't everything.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.