Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

Enough is enough.

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

Make love not war.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

The best things in life are free.

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

Forgive and forget.

Keep your powder dry.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Practice what you preach.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Live and let live.

Fight fire with fire.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Beauty is only skin deep.

History repeats itself.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Learn to walk before you run.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

The wages of sin is death.

There is no accounting for tastes.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Look before you leap.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's no place like home.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

It goes without saying.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

A watched pot never boils.

East, west, home's best.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It takes one to know one.

Make haste slowly.

Money isn't everything.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A new broom sweeps clean.

While there is life, there is hope.

Share and share alike.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

No rest for the wicked.

Wonders will never cease.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Possession is nine points of the law.

You win some, you lose some.

It's better to give than to receive.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Paddle your own canoe.

All good things come to those that wait.

All things must pass.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Business before pleasure.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Different strokes for different folks.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It's the singer not the song.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You are never too old to learn.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Like father, like son.

There's an exception to every rule.

Hope springs eternal.

Every stick has two ends.

Time will tell.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can have too much of a good thing.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A golden key can open any door.

First things first.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There are two sides to every question.

Revenge is sweet.

Better safe than sorry.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Let well alone.

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

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

The more the merrier.

Hide in plain sight.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

There's no smoke without fire.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

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

Money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Haste makes waste.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Variety is the spice of life.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The bigger, the better.

A good man is hard to find.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't change horses in midstream.

More haste, less speed.

Make hay while the sun shines.

East is east, and west is west.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Opposites attract.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

If you build it, they will come.

Accidents will happen.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Crime doesn't pay.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

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

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The end justifies the means.

What goes up must come down.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Practice makes perfect.

Third time lucky.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

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

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Money makes the world go round.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The age of miracles is past.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Actions speak louder than words.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Cheats never prosper.

Let the dead bury the dead.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Less is more.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

It's all grist to the mill.

Fortune favours the brave.

No pain, no gain.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Time is a great healer.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Clothes do not make the man.

Dead men tell no tales.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There is honour among thieves.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Slow but sure.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

One hand washes the other.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Every dog has its day.

Nothing new under the sun.

No man is an island.

Everyone has their price.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Keep your chin up.

The best defence is a good offence.

The Devil is in the details.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Every picture tells a story.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

All good things must come to an end.

Knowledge is power.

Time is money.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Good things come in small packages.

Truth will out.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Better late than never.

Blood is thicker than water.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A thing begun is half done.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Laughter is the best medicine.

No news is good news.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

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

Live and learn.

Get out while the getting is good.

Pearls of wisdom.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Life is what you make it.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Patience is a virtue.

Count your blessings.

All that glitters is not gold.

To every thing there is a season.

A house is not a home.

For everything there is a season.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

An man's home is his castle.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Love will find a way.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

You reap what you sow.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Cold hands, warm heart.

All publicity is good publicity.

Silence is golden.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

All the world loves a lover.

Moderation in all things.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Only the good die young.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Oil and water don't mix.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Might is right.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

All's well that ends well.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Two heads are better than one.

Still waters run deep.

Quid pro quo.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Put your best foot forward.

Horses for courses.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It takes two to tango.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Ignorance is bliss.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Time and tide wait for no one.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

What goes around comes around.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Beware the Ides of March.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A picture paints a thousand words.

You are what you eat.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Charity begins at home.

Seeing is believing.

Any port in a storm.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't rock the boat.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Big fish eat little fish.

Tomorrow never comes.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

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

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

Speak as you find.

Less said, soon mended.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

The customer is always right.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Time flies.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A man is known by his friends.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

There's safety in numbers.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A fish always rots from the head.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Faith will move mountains.

Each to their own.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Tomorrow is another day.

Give credit where credit is due.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Bad news travels fast.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Misery loves company.

To the victor go the spoils.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Great minds think alike.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Life begins at forty.

A cat may look at a king.

First come, first served.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

One good deed deserves another.

Waste not, want not.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It never rains but it pours.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Even a worm will turn.

It's best to be on the safe side.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Let bygones be bygones.

There's one born every minute.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Seize the day.

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

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Silence construes consent.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Go the extra mile.

Bad money drives out good.

Fight the good fight.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.