Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The wages of sin is death.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

There's an exception to every rule.

It's better to give than to receive.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Waste not, want not.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Everyone has their price.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

East is east, and west is west.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A person is known by the company they keep.

You win some, you lose some.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't rock the boat.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's no fool like an old fool.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Give the Devil his due.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Crime doesn't pay.

The best defence is a good offence.

Clothes do not make the man.

History repeats itself.

Truth will out.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Moderation in all things.

There's no time like the present.

To the victor go the spoils.

There are two sides to every question.

Pride comes before a fall.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Love makes the world go round.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Knowledge is power.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Forgive and forget.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Talk is cheap.

Fight fire with fire.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

No news is good news.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

All roads lead to Rome.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Small things amuse small minds.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Tomorrow never comes.

The more the merrier.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A bad penny always turns up.

It goes without saying.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Hide in plain sight.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

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

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There's no smoke without fire.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Wonders will never cease.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let the buyer beware.

Speak as you find.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Revenge is sweet.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The customer is always right.

Quid pro quo.

It takes two to tango.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Always put your best foot forward.

Children should be seen and not heard.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

To every thing there is a season.

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

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

A cat has nine lives.

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

A golden key can open any door.

It takes one to know one.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Slow but sure.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Do as I say, not as I do.

There's one born every minute.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Oil and water don't mix.

The exception which proves the rule.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

The show must go on.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Another day, another dollar.

One good deed deserves another.

All good things must come to an end.

Still waters run deep.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

No rest for the wicked.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Get out while the getting is good.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

One hand washes the other.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Opposites attract.

Silence is golden.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Only the good die young.

Hope springs eternal.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You can't always get what you want.

Seek and you shall find.

Haste makes waste.

Ignorance is bliss.

Practice what you preach.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Nine tailors make a man.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

All the world loves a lover.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Faith will move mountains.

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

Money isn't everything.

What goes around comes around.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Make love not war.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Life begins at forty.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

No man is an island.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Look before you leap.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

The truth will out.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

No man can serve two masters.

You can't win them all.

You are never too old to learn.

He who hesitates is lost.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's safety in numbers.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A fish always rots from the head.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

Money is the root of all evil.

Misery loves company.

Let well alone.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Every picture tells a story.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Time is money.

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

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

All publicity is good publicity.

Live and learn.

It's the singer not the song.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Money makes the world go round.

Any port in a storm.

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

Good things come in small packages.

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

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

Love will find a way.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

Time will tell.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Accidents will happen.

Charity begins at home.

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

All's well that ends well.

An army marches on its stomach.

There's no place like home.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Might is right.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

All things must pass.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Honesty is the best policy.

No pain, no gain.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

If you build it, they will come.

What goes up must come down.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fight the good fight.

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

Third time lucky.

More haste, less speed.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Give credit where credit is due.

Better safe than sorry.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Better late than never.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Make haste slowly.

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

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

Dead men tell no tales.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

An man's home is his castle.

All you need is love.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Less is more.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Patience is a virtue.

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

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

First things first.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A man is known by his friends.

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

All's fair in love and war.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Seeing is believing.

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

You reap what you sow.

Money talks.

A watched pot never boils.

The end justifies the means.

Beware the Ides of March.

Fortune favours the brave.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Like father, like son.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Every stick has two ends.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Variety is the spice of life.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Silence construes consent.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Every dog has its day.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Easy come, easy go.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Go the extra mile.

It's never too late to mend.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A house is not a home.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The best things in life are free.

There is honour among thieves.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A thing begun is half done.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Life is what you make it.

Time flies.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Pearls of wisdom.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Many hands make light work.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Time is a great healer.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

First come, first served.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Virtue is its own reward.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Each to their own.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The early bird gets the worm.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Count your blessings.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The Devil is in the details.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Enough is enough.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Cheats never prosper.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Great minds think alike.

The age of miracles is past.

What can't be cured must be endured.

God helps those who help themselves.

You can't take it with you.

Nothing new under the sun.