Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A man is known by his friends.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All good things come to those that wait.

It never rains but it pours.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Still waters run deep.

Paddle your own canoe.

Like father, like son.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Every dog has its day.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Hide in plain sight.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Little pitchers have big ears.

One good deed deserves another.

You can't always get what you want.

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

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Actions speak louder than words.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Fortune favours the brave.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It takes two to tango.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Time flies.

To the victor go the spoils.

Give the Devil his due.

Practice makes perfect.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

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

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

Money isn't everything.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Small things amuse small minds.

There's safety in numbers.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's no smoke without fire.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Keep your powder dry.

All that glitters is not gold.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The best defence is a good offence.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Handsome is as handsome does.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Knowledge is power.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

A stitch in time saves nine.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A word to the wise is enough.

It's the singer not the song.

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

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A house is not a home.

Live and learn.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Nothing new under the sun.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Silence construes consent.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

All good things must come to an end.

All's fair in love and war.

Seeing is believing.

A poor worker blames the tools.

First things first.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

The customer is always right.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

If the cap fits, wear it.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Revenge is sweet.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

There's no time like the present.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It goes without saying.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Truth will out.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't throw good money after bad.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Might is right.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A good man is hard to find.

A cat may look at a king.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Less said, soon mended.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Always put your best foot forward.

No news is good news.

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

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Keep your chin up.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Cheats never prosper.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Time is money.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Seize the day.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Put your best foot forward.

Moderation in all things.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Practice what you preach.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There is honour among thieves.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

No man is an island.

A thing begun is half done.

The more the merrier.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

All the world loves a lover.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

All's well that ends well.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Crime doesn't pay.

Only fools and horses work.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

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

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Walls have ears.

Great minds think alike.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Never tell tales out of school.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Accidents will happen.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Let the buyer beware.

Count your blessings.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Good things come in small packages.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The end justifies the means.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Only the good die young.

Tomorrow is another day.

Pride comes before a fall.

Go the extra mile.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Make love not war.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A bad penny always turns up.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Life is what you make it.

Nine tailors make a man.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Charity begins at home.

Make haste slowly.

Let well alone.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Business before pleasure.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Quid pro quo.

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

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

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

You are what you eat.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Forgive and forget.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A cat has nine lives.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Faith will move mountains.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Each to their own.

The pen is mightier than sword.

To every thing there is a season.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

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

Opposites attract.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Love is blind.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

He who hesitates is lost.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Manners maketh the man.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

If you build it, they will come.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

East, west, home's best.

Better safe than sorry.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

No man can serve two masters.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Tomorrow never comes.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

There's no place like home.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Slow but sure.

Speak as you find.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Less is more.

You can't win them all.

The best things in life are free.

Get out while the getting is good.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Let bygones be bygones.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Waste not, want not.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You can't take it with you.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

What goes up must come down.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Silence is golden.

Easy come, easy go.

Pearls of wisdom.

Give credit where credit is due.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Two heads are better than one.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Any port in a storm.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Different strokes for different folks.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

An man's home is his castle.

History repeats itself.

There are two sides to every question.

Cold hands, warm heart.

All you need is love.

Every stick has two ends.

The Devil is in the details.

You win some, you lose some.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Talk is cheap.

Honesty is the best policy.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Good things come to those who wait.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Look before you leap.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

One hand washes the other.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Home is where the heart is.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Better late than never.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Money talks.

While there is life, there is hope.

Love will find a way.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It's never too late to mend.

Variety is the spice of life.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Enough is enough.

The truth will out.

A watched pot never boils.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It takes one to know one.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Good talk saves the food.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

No pain, no gain.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

No rest for the wicked.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Another day, another dollar.

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

You are never too old to learn.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Clothes do not make the man.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Life begins at forty.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

There's one born every minute.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

The bigger, the better.

Seek and you shall find.

Oil and water don't mix.

Beauty is only skin deep.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The age of miracles is past.

Share and share alike.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.