Paddle your own canoe.

No pain, no gain.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The best defence is a good offence.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A fish always rots from the head.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The wages of sin is death.

Give credit where credit is due.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Seize the day.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Wonders will never cease.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A leopard can't change its spots.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All good things must come to an end.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Learn to walk before you run.

Opposites attract.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Waste not, want not.

Seeing is believing.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All's fair in love and war.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Money is the root of all evil.

Many hands make light work.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Ignorance is bliss.

Love will find a way.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

East, west, home's best.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Hide in plain sight.

Give the Devil his due.

Time will tell.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Keep your chin up.

To every thing there is a season.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Haste makes waste.

There's no fool like an old fool.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It takes two to tango.

More haste, less speed.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

First come, first served.

Walls have ears.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Revenge is sweet.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Silence construes consent.

Bad money drives out good.

Moderation in all things.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There are two sides to every question.

There's one born every minute.

There's no place like home.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Always put your best foot forward.

The exception which proves the rule.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Beware the Ides of March.

Business before pleasure.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Manners maketh the man.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Every dog has its day.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Slow but sure.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The end justifies the means.

No man is an island.

All you need is love.

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

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A bad penny always turns up.

Love makes the world go round.

Put your best foot forward.

While there is life, there is hope.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Time flies.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Faith will move mountains.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Cheats never prosper.

Time is a great healer.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The customer is always right.

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

It goes without saying.

If you build it, they will come.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All good things come to those that wait.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It's never too late to mend.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The more the merrier.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Any port in a storm.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You can't win them all.

You can't take it with you.

Practice what you preach.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Don't get mad, get even.

Time is money.

There's safety in numbers.

First things first.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Love is blind.

Money talks.

Might is right.

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

Another day, another dollar.

What goes around comes around.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

All publicity is good publicity.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Speak as you find.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

All's well that ends well.

Fight fire with fire.

The age of miracles is past.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

To the victor go the spoils.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Good talk saves the food.

Different strokes for different folks.

A cat may look at a king.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

One hand washes the other.

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

Forgive and forget.

A miss is as good as a mile.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A golden key can open any door.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Let well alone.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Life begins at forty.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Oil and water don't mix.

Silence is golden.

The show must go on.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A thing begun is half done.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Good fences make good neighbours.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Let the buyer beware.

The best-laid plans go astray.

All that glitters is not gold.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Only fools and horses work.

For everything there is a season.

Good things come to those who wait.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Talk is cheap.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Live and let live.

An man's home is his castle.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Only the good die young.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

No rest for the wicked.

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

No news is good news.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Tomorrow never comes.

Money makes the world go round.

Better safe than sorry.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Live and learn.

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

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Each to their own.

Great minds think alike.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Life is what you make it.

All roads lead to Rome.

Persuasion is better than force.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Misery loves company.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Everyone has their price.

Make haste slowly.

Horses for courses.

What goes up must come down.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

You are what you eat.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Money isn't everything.

A stitch in time saves nine.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Needs must when the devil drives.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You reap what you sow.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

An army marches on its stomach.

All the world loves a lover.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Once a thief, always a thief.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

He who hesitates is lost.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A good man is hard to find.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

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

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

Keep your powder dry.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Charity begins at home.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

There's no time like the present.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Third time lucky.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

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

A house is not a home.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

History repeats itself.

Nine tailors make a man.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The bigger, the better.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A watched pot never boils.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Seek and you shall find.

Still waters run deep.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Quid pro quo.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

It's the singer not the song.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

God helps those who help themselves.

You are never too old to learn.

It's all grist to the mill.

Home is where the heart is.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Physician, heal thyself.

Knowledge is power.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Go the extra mile.

Every picture tells a story.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A cat has nine lives.

Beauty is only skin deep.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

All things must pass.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Better late than never.

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

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Truth will out.

Fight the good fight.

Practice makes perfect.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Accidents will happen.

Tomorrow is another day.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't rock the boat.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It takes one to know one.

Easy come, easy go.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.