You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The age of miracles is past.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Two heads are better than one.

All's fair in love and war.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Enough is enough.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Time will tell.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Every dog has its day.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Hope springs eternal.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Great minds think alike.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Blood is thicker than water.

Marriages are made in heaven.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Beauty is only skin deep.

There's safety in numbers.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

No man can serve two masters.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't get mad, get even.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Bad money drives out good.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

If you build it, they will come.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The truth will out.

Every stick has two ends.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Dead men tell no tales.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Silence construes consent.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

Manners maketh the man.

The end justifies the means.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The early bird gets the worm.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Each to their own.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Half a loaf is better than none.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Speak as you find.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Give credit where credit is due.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You win some, you lose some.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Home is where the heart is.

A man is known by his friends.

All good things come to those that wait.

Live and learn.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Get out while the getting is good.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

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

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

What can't be cured must be endured.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There's an exception to every rule.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A picture paints a thousand words.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The pen is mightier than sword.

For everything there is a season.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Life is what you make it.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

There's a time and a place for everything.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Money makes the world go round.

Knowledge is power.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Hide in plain sight.

Many hands make light work.

Let bygones be bygones.

Faith will move mountains.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Patience is a virtue.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The show must go on.

Nothing succeeds like success.

To the victor go the spoils.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Seek and you shall find.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Life begins at forty.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

History repeats itself.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Time is a great healer.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Still waters run deep.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Even a worm will turn.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Money talks.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Truth will out.

Fight the good fight.

Go the extra mile.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Walls have ears.

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

First things first.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Only fools and horses work.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Keep your chin up.

It's the singer not the song.

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

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

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Quid pro quo.

Less is more.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

You reap what you sow.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There's no place like home.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Make haste slowly.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You can't take it with you.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

First come, first served.

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

Fight fire with fire.

An man's home is his castle.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The best things in life are free.

Never tell tales out of school.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The more the merrier.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You are what you eat.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Money is the root of all evil.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A cat may look at a king.

Talk is cheap.

Moderation in all things.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Ignorance is bliss.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

More haste, less speed.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Always put your best foot forward.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Misery loves company.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

There is honour among thieves.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Practice what you preach.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Actions speak louder than words.

Accidents will happen.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Small things amuse small minds.

No man is an island.

All good things must come to an end.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Share and share alike.

Practice makes perfect.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

An army marches on its stomach.

To every thing there is a season.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Better late than never.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The best defence is a good offence.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Might is right.

Charity begins at home.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Business before pleasure.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Give the Devil his due.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The customer is always right.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Like father, like son.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Silence is golden.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Time flies.

Seize the day.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Horses for courses.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Nine tailors make a man.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

What goes around comes around.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's one born every minute.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Slow but sure.

Another day, another dollar.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Time is money.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

It goes without saying.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Put your best foot forward.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't rock the boat.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Waste not, want not.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Everyone has their price.

Good things come in small packages.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A good man is hard to find.

Revenge is sweet.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Better safe than sorry.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

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

Let well alone.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

What goes up must come down.

The Devil looks after his own.

Seeing is believing.

Paddle your own canoe.

Third time lucky.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Virtue is its own reward.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

You can't win them all.

One good deed deserves another.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A cat has nine lives.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There's no time like the present.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

One hand washes the other.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Love is blind.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Big fish eat little fish.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

You are never too old to learn.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The wages of sin is death.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

It takes one to know one.

Any port in a storm.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It takes two to tango.

All publicity is good publicity.

All's well that ends well.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Laughter is the best medicine.

It never rains but it pours.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Live and let live.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Let the buyer beware.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

No news is good news.

Make love not war.

A watched pot never boils.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The bigger, the better.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

All you need is love.

Love will find a way.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

A thing begun is half done.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Possession is nine points of the law.