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

Seek and you shall find.

All publicity is good publicity.

Money is the root of all evil.

The early bird gets the worm.

Keep your powder dry.

Tomorrow is another day.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Dead men tell no tales.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

It never rains but it pours.

Forgive and forget.

Fortune favours the brave.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Pearls of wisdom.

Every dog has its day.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

God helps those who help themselves.

Still waters run deep.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Silence construes consent.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

All's well that ends well.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Life is what you make it.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Revenge is sweet.

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

You are what you eat.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A watched pot never boils.

Waste not, want not.

The end justifies the means.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Business before pleasure.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A cat has nine lives.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Haste makes waste.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You win some, you lose some.

The show must go on.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

No rest for the wicked.

Better safe than sorry.

The customer is always right.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Truth will out.

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

Walls have ears.

Hide in plain sight.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You reap what you sow.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

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

Share and share alike.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Money isn't everything.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

There's one born every minute.

East is east, and west is west.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

No man can serve two masters.

There is no accounting for tastes.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Once bitten, twice shy.

For everything there is a season.

Fight the good fight.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Wonders will never cease.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The exception which proves the rule.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There are two sides to every question.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

History repeats itself.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Actions speak louder than words.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

East, west, home's best.

Hope springs eternal.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Accidents will happen.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

If you build it, they will come.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Love makes the world go round.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Speak as you find.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

A fish always rots from the head.

Slow but sure.

Better late than never.

Fight fire with fire.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Time is money.

No man is an island.

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

What goes up must come down.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Virtue is its own reward.

Different strokes for different folks.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It takes two to tango.

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

No news is good news.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Don't rock the boat.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Seize the day.

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

The bigger, the better.

There's no place like home.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

Practice what you preach.

The wages of sin is death.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The truth will out.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

There's no time like the present.

Each to their own.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Give the Devil his due.

Make haste slowly.

Time flies.

It's never too late to mend.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

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

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

First things first.

Don't get mad, get even.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Live and learn.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Good talk saves the food.

Many hands make light work.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Less is more.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The age of miracles is past.

Children and fools tell the truth.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Nothing succeeds like success.

To the victor go the spoils.

All things must pass.

Big fish eat little fish.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A house is not a home.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

There's safety in numbers.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Love is blind.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It takes one to know one.

Give credit where credit is due.

Any port in a storm.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Even a worm will turn.

Third time lucky.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

All good things come to those that wait.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Life begins at forty.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Count your blessings.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Time is a great healer.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You can't take it with you.

Seeing is believing.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Good things come to those who wait.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Misery loves company.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Practice makes perfect.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Small things amuse small minds.

Opposites attract.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The more the merrier.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Let the buyer beware.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

Physician, heal thyself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Only the good die young.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Make love not war.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Always put your best foot forward.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Every picture tells a story.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Persuasion is better than force.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

He who hesitates is lost.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Nine tailors make a man.

Clothes do not make the man.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Money makes the world go round.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

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

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

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

Live and let live.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

You can't always get what you want.

Knowledge is power.

Talk is cheap.

A leopard can't change its spots.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Faith will move mountains.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There is honour among thieves.

Cheats never prosper.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

All you need is love.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

An army marches on its stomach.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Manners maketh the man.

First come, first served.

Quid pro quo.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Bad news travels fast.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

All the world loves a lover.

Let bygones be bygones.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Silence is golden.

A thing begun is half done.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Good things come in small packages.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

What goes around comes around.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Go the extra mile.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Less said, soon mended.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Great minds think alike.

Beauty is only skin deep.

It goes without saying.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Put your best foot forward.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Let well alone.

Moderation in all things.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

No pain, no gain.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Paddle your own canoe.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Only fools and horses work.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Nothing new under the sun.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

A word to the wise is enough.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Enough is enough.

Another day, another dollar.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Look before you leap.

It's the singer not the song.

One good deed deserves another.

Keep your chin up.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

You can't win them all.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

One hand washes the other.

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

Love will find a way.

A golden key can open any door.