Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Business before pleasure.

The more the merrier.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

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

Every picture tells a story.

Hide in plain sight.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A man is known by his friends.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The Devil looks after his own.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Time is a great healer.

Clothes do not make the man.

Keep your chin up.

There is honour among thieves.

Accidents will happen.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

More haste, less speed.

Slow but sure.

Beware the Ides of March.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

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

Might is right.

It never rains but it pours.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Revenge is sweet.

One hand washes the other.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Look before you leap.

Always put your best foot forward.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

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

Truth will out.

If you can't be good, be careful.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Many hands make light work.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A golden key can open any door.

Good things come to those who wait.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

What goes around comes around.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Like father, like son.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The end justifies the means.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Let bygones be bygones.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Haste makes waste.

Easy come, easy go.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

No man is an island.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can't win them all.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Misery loves company.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Moderation in all things.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Silence construes consent.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The truth will out.

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

Go the extra mile.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You reap what you sow.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Forgive and forget.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Dead men tell no tales.

Silence is golden.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Fight fire with fire.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Faith will move mountains.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

All you need is love.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Any port in a storm.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's no time like the present.

Physician, heal thyself.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Live and let live.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Never tell tales out of school.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

First things first.

All things must pass.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Money isn't everything.

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

All's well that ends well.

One good deed deserves another.

Persuasion is better than force.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Count your blessings.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The customer is always right.

Good things come in small packages.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

No news is good news.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Time flies.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The best things in life are free.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Waste not, want not.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Tomorrow is another day.

Knowledge is power.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Life is what you make it.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Fight the good fight.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't rock the boat.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

You win some, you lose some.

A fish always rots from the head.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Each to their own.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The bigger, the better.

All's fair in love and war.

No pain, no gain.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Only the good die young.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

No man can serve two masters.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

There's one born every minute.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Keep your powder dry.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Love will find a way.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There's safety in numbers.

Love makes the world go round.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The show must go on.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Quid pro quo.

A good man is hard to find.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Patience is a virtue.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Opposites attract.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

An man's home is his castle.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Nine tailors make a man.

Bad money drives out good.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

History repeats itself.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can't always get what you want.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The wages of sin is death.

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

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

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

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

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Share and share alike.

A cat has nine lives.

Seize the day.

Every dog has its day.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Practice what you preach.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The early bird gets the worm.

What goes up must come down.

Practice makes perfect.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Talk is cheap.

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

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

Time will tell.

All good things come to those that wait.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It takes one to know one.

All good things must come to an end.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

There's no place like home.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

The Devil is in the details.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Every stick has two ends.

There are two sides to every question.

A word to the wise is enough.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

An army marches on its stomach.

Manners maketh the man.

It's never too late to mend.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

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

Make haste slowly.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Crime doesn't pay.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Great minds think alike.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

East is east, and west is west.

Let the buyer beware.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It's all grist to the mill.

While there is life, there is hope.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Only fools and horses work.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Charity begins at home.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

For everything there is a season.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Home is where the heart is.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Even a worm will turn.

All that glitters is not gold.

Bad news travels fast.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

If you build it, they will come.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Still waters run deep.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Cheats never prosper.

Better late than never.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It goes without saying.

Money is the root of all evil.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Fortune favours the brave.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Honesty is the best policy.

Different strokes for different folks.

A house is not a home.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Everyone has their price.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Time is money.

Enough is as good as a feast.

You can't take it with you.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Give credit where credit is due.

Hope springs eternal.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Third time lucky.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

You are what you eat.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Walls have ears.

Don't get mad, get even.

Paddle your own canoe.

Seeing is believing.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It takes two to tango.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Actions speak louder than words.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Let well alone.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A watched pot never boils.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Another day, another dollar.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Less is more.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The exception which proves the rule.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

First come, first served.