Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The Devil looks after his own.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Walls have ears.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Honesty is the best policy.

Count your blessings.

Paddle your own canoe.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Never give a sucker an even break.

All the world loves a lover.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Nine tailors make a man.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Even a worm will turn.

Tomorrow is another day.

Cheats never prosper.

No pain, no gain.

There's an exception to every rule.

Don't rock the boat.

Time will tell.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Variety is the spice of life.

Less said, soon mended.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Put your best foot forward.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Money talks.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Many hands make light work.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

All things must pass.

Time is a great healer.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Faith will move mountains.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The Devil is in the details.

Business before pleasure.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Persuasion is better than force.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Only fools and horses work.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Better safe than sorry.

The best things in life are free.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Patience is a virtue.

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

It never rains but it pours.

Love is blind.

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

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A cat has nine lives.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Give credit where credit is due.

Different strokes for different folks.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Always put your best foot forward.

First come, first served.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

What goes up must come down.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Little pitchers have big ears.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Life is what you make it.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Never tell tales out of school.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Another day, another dollar.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

All's well that ends well.

Only the good die young.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Nothing new under the sun.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

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

Hope springs eternal.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

No man can serve two masters.

No man is an island.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Charity begins at home.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

All you need is love.

For everything there is a season.

You can't always get what you want.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Dead men tell no tales.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Silence is golden.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

History repeats itself.

To the victor go the spoils.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Two heads are better than one.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Fight fire with fire.

A bad penny always turns up.

There's no fool like an old fool.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Oil and water don't mix.

The bigger, the better.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There's safety in numbers.

While there is life, there is hope.

Appearances can be deceptive.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Love will find a way.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Marriages are made in heaven.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The wages of sin is death.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Share and share alike.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

You are what you eat.

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The more the merrier.

Time flies.

You can't win them all.

Look before you leap.

An man's home is his castle.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A word to the wise is enough.

Home is where the heart is.

It's all grist to the mill.

Let the buyer beware.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

No rest for the wicked.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

All's fair in love and war.

He who hesitates is lost.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The exception which proves the rule.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

If you build it, they will come.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

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

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

The truth will out.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

Make love not war.

Wonders will never cease.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

Ignorance is bliss.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Manners maketh the man.

Let bygones be bygones.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It's never too late to mend.

Practice makes perfect.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Bad money drives out good.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Possession is nine points of the law.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

You reap what you sow.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Each to their own.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Make haste slowly.

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

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

Misery loves company.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Time is money.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Speak as you find.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Talk is cheap.

One swallow does not a summer make.

It's better to give than to receive.

Every dog has its day.

Out of sight, out of mind.

What goes around comes around.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Seek and you shall find.

Keep your chin up.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Beauty is only skin deep.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

First things first.

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

It takes two to tango.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Might is right.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Quid pro quo.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

No news is good news.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Children should be seen and not heard.

There's no time like the present.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Opposites attract.

A good man is hard to find.

All good things must come to an end.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

It goes without saying.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The best defence is a good offence.

It takes one to know one.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Slow but sure.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Truth will out.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Accidents will happen.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's no smoke without fire.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

Small things amuse small minds.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Enough is enough.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The early bird gets the worm.

Let well alone.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Practice what you preach.

Forgive and forget.

All good things come to those that wait.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Keep your powder dry.

Moderation in all things.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can't take it with you.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

One hand washes the other.

Money isn't everything.

Love makes the world go round.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Every picture tells a story.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Great minds think alike.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Fight the good fight.

Less is more.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Live and learn.

Learn to walk before you run.

Everyone has their price.

Knowledge is power.

Life begins at forty.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Waste not, want not.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Go the extra mile.

Live and let live.

Haste makes waste.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Revenge is sweet.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The show must go on.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Horses for courses.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Pride comes before a fall.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

More haste, less speed.

A new broom sweeps clean.

East is east, and west is west.

To every thing there is a season.

Beware the Ides of March.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You win some, you lose some.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

No man is an island.

There's no place like home.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

Tomorrow never comes.

There is honour among thieves.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Get out while the getting is good.