A bad penny always turns up.

Small things amuse small minds.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

It's all grist to the mill.

A cat may look at a king.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

No pain, no gain.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A house is not a home.

Time flies.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Slow but sure.

Practice makes perfect.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

All good things must come to an end.

Seek and you shall find.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Love makes the world go round.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Put your best foot forward.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Still waters run deep.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Knowledge is power.

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

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

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

Keep your chin up.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Each to their own.

All the world loves a lover.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Like father, like son.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You can't win them all.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

More haste, less speed.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Less is more.

The customer is always right.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Enough is enough.

Marriages are made in heaven.

East, west, home's best.

The end justifies the means.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

What goes up must come down.

The show must go on.

Let bygones be bygones.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There are two sides to every question.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The more the merrier.

Waste not, want not.

The best defence is a good offence.

It takes two to tango.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Accidents will happen.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

All's well that ends well.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Only fools and horses work.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Forgive and forget.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Make haste slowly.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

No rest for the wicked.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

To the victor go the spoils.

Never go to bed on an argument.

First things first.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Nothing new under the sun.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Fortune favours the brave.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Paddle your own canoe.

Good things come in small packages.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Time will tell.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Quid pro quo.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Misery loves company.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Every dog has its day.

Revenge is sweet.

While there is life, there is hope.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Two heads are better than one.

Practice what you preach.

Don't rock the boat.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Virtue is its own reward.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Seeing is believing.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You are never too old to learn.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Love is blind.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Make love not war.

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

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

You can't always get what you want.

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

Time is money.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Beauty is only skin deep.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Another day, another dollar.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

You are what you eat.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

It takes one to know one.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Ignorance is bliss.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Give the Devil his due.

Many hands make light work.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Great minds think alike.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

One good deed deserves another.

Truth will out.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Bad money drives out good.

Seize the day.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Tomorrow never comes.

Blood is thicker than water.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

All good things come to those that wait.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Might is right.

The Devil looks after his own.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All's fair in love and war.

Pride comes before a fall.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Speak as you find.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

There is honour among thieves.

Crime doesn't pay.

Faith will move mountains.

Time is a great healer.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Only the good die young.

Bad news travels fast.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Hide in plain sight.

An man's home is his castle.

Home is where the heart is.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A golden key can open any door.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Silence is golden.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Wonders will never cease.

Love will find a way.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

All roads lead to Rome.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Fight the good fight.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Everyone has their price.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The best is the enemy of the good.

To every thing there is a season.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Go the extra mile.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Better late than never.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

One hand washes the other.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Horses for courses.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

What can't be cured must be endured.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Even a worm will turn.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Fight fire with fire.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's no place like home.

Always put your best foot forward.

Good things come to those who wait.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

East is east, and west is west.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A word to the wise is enough.

Walls have ears.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Live and learn.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The exception which proves the rule.

All you need is love.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Make hay while the sun shines.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Life is what you make it.

You can't make bricks without straw.

History repeats itself.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Actions speak louder than words.

Business before pleasure.

The wages of sin is death.

Look before you leap.

Let the buyer beware.

Charity begins at home.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

What goes around comes around.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Stupid is as stupid does.

It's the singer not the song.

All that glitters is not gold.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The best things in life are free.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Get out while the getting is good.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Let well alone.

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

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

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Opposites attract.

Physician, heal thyself.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Good talk saves the food.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The truth will out.

Nine tailors make a man.

Silence construes consent.

It's better to give than to receive.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Variety is the spice of life.

Children should be seen and not heard.

For everything there is a season.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The pen is mightier than sword.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Life begins at forty.

All things must pass.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

First come, first served.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Live and let live.

No man can serve two masters.

A cat has nine lives.

Moderation in all things.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You win some, you lose some.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Easy come, easy go.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

It goes without saying.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

No news is good news.

There's one born every minute.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Never tell tales out of school.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't get mad, get even.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Honesty is the best policy.

Haste makes waste.

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

Count your blessings.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Money makes the world go round.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Any port in a storm.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Dead men tell no tales.