Seek and you shall find.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Variety is the spice of life.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The more the merrier.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

There's one born every minute.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Oil and water don't mix.

First things first.

Live and learn.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Silence construes consent.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

What goes up must come down.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

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

The show must go on.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

Slow and steady wins the race.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

If you build it, they will come.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Third time lucky.

A cat has nine lives.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

God helps those who help themselves.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

A word to the wise is enough.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Knowledge is power.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Honesty is the best policy.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The age of miracles is past.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Any port in a storm.

The customer is always right.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All you need is love.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Truth will out.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Go the extra mile.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Many hands make light work.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Waste not, want not.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Every dog has its day.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

History repeats itself.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

You win some, you lose some.

Dead men tell no tales.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

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

Big fish eat little fish.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Opposites attract.

A golden key can open any door.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

You can't always get what you want.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The wages of sin is death.

Money makes the world go round.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't rock the boat.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

All that glitters is not gold.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Good talk saves the food.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Time flies.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

Count your blessings.

Misery loves company.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Hope springs eternal.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

No rest for the wicked.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Grief divided is made lighter.

All roads lead to Rome.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Beggars can't be choosers.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Manners maketh the man.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Silence is golden.

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

Still waters run deep.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Love will find a way.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The truth will out.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A stitch in time saves nine.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Forgive and forget.

Moderation in all things.

Physician, heal thyself.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You are never too old to learn.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Let bygones be bygones.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Time is money.

Only the good die young.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Paddle your own canoe.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Time is a great healer.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Even a worm will turn.

It's better to give than to receive.

Small things amuse small minds.

The end justifies the means.

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

It takes two to tango.

Haste makes waste.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Seize the day.

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

Walls have ears.

Each to their own.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Time will tell.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

You can't win them all.

Revenge is sweet.

Every stick has two ends.

Life is what you make it.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The early bird gets the worm.

No pain, no gain.

Might is right.

The exception which proves the rule.

Business before pleasure.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Always put your best foot forward.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Share and share alike.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

It's all grist to the mill.

There's no time like the present.

Keep your powder dry.

East, west, home's best.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

It's never too late to mend.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

Only fools and horses work.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Make haste slowly.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Hide in plain sight.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

There's safety in numbers.

More haste, less speed.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Faith will move mountains.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Live and let live.

A leopard can't change its spots.

No man is an island.

Great minds think alike.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Fight the good fight.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Different strokes for different folks.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

To every thing there is a season.

There is honour among thieves.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Bad news travels fast.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Easy come, easy go.

It's the singer not the song.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

All the world loves a lover.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

A man is known by his friends.

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

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

Good things come to those who wait.

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

There are two sides to every question.

All's fair in love and war.

A thing begun is half done.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All publicity is good publicity.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

All good things must come to an end.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Get out while the getting is good.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

There's an exception to every rule.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

All's well that ends well.

All things must pass.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

One hand washes the other.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Nine tailors make a man.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Make love not war.

If you can't be good, be careful.

To the victor go the spoils.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

You reap what you sow.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

You can't make bricks without straw.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

The bigger, the better.

Love is blind.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Better safe than sorry.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Less is more.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

One good deed deserves another.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Look before you leap.

It takes one to know one.

The Devil is in the details.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

You can't take it with you.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Actions speak louder than words.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Talk is cheap.

A fish always rots from the head.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Beware the Ides of March.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

There's no place like home.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Quid pro quo.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

There is no accounting for tastes.

No news is good news.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A good man is hard to find.

An man's home is his castle.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

First come, first served.

What goes around comes around.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Good things come in small packages.

The best defence is a good offence.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.