Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Variety is the spice of life.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's the singer not the song.

Many hands make light work.

East, west, home's best.

Honesty is the best policy.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Bad news travels fast.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Look before you leap.

Get out while the getting is good.

Crime doesn't pay.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Put your best foot forward.

Persuasion is better than force.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

A bad penny always turns up.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

First things first.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Time will tell.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Faith will move mountains.

All's well that ends well.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Enough is enough.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Still waters run deep.

A picture paints a thousand words.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Paddle your own canoe.

Easy come, easy go.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

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

Love makes the world go round.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The best things in life are free.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Big fish eat little fish.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Money is the root of all evil.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Only fools and horses work.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

There's one born every minute.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A fish always rots from the head.

Everyone has their price.

Attack is the best form of defence.

All's fair in love and war.

Waste not, want not.

Walls have ears.

You are what you eat.

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

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Every picture tells a story.

The wages of sin is death.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Moderation in all things.

It takes one to know one.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Money talks.

Don't get mad, get even.

Practice makes perfect.

Less is more.

Wonders will never cease.

Nothing new under the sun.

Tomorrow is another day.

Virtue is its own reward.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

The bigger, the better.

If you build it, they will come.

Life is what you make it.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It goes without saying.

Hope springs eternal.

Less said, soon mended.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The truth will out.

A house is not a home.

No rest for the wicked.

All that glitters is not gold.

You can't always get what you want.

Only the good die young.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A man is known by his friends.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Live and learn.

All good things come to those that wait.

A poor worker blames the tools.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Beware the Ides of March.

Third time lucky.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Horses for courses.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't rock the boat.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

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

Quid pro quo.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Love is blind.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It takes two to tango.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

It never rains but it pours.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A good man is hard to find.

Truth will out.

The customer is always right.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Misery loves company.

All publicity is good publicity.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Let well alone.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Every dog has its day.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Silence construes consent.

All you need is love.

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

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Even a worm will turn.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

What goes up must come down.

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

Love will find a way.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It's all grist to the mill.

Home is where the heart is.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Good things come in small packages.

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

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

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

Keep your chin up.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Better safe than sorry.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Let the buyer beware.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There is honour among thieves.

Different strokes for different folks.

Forgive and forget.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Slow but sure.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

One hand washes the other.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Might is right.

Cheats never prosper.

Good talk saves the food.

Seek and you shall find.

An army marches on its stomach.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Every stick has two ends.

A thing begun is half done.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A word to the wise is enough.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Share and share alike.

Make haste slowly.

Ignorance is bliss.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Hide in plain sight.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

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

Any port in a storm.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

History repeats itself.

Make love not war.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A cat may look at a king.

Make hay while the sun shines.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

All good things must come to an end.

First come, first served.

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

The end justifies the means.

There's no time like the present.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's a time and a place for everything.

For everything there is a season.

What goes around comes around.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Haste makes waste.

Stupid is as stupid does.

No pain, no gain.

Count your blessings.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

While there is life, there is hope.

Revenge is sweet.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A watched pot never boils.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't win them all.

Time is money.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

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

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Talk is cheap.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

You can't take it with you.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Money makes the world go round.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Two heads are better than one.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It's never too late to mend.

Knowledge is power.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Learn to walk before you run.

You win some, you lose some.

Let the dead bury the dead.

East is east, and west is west.

No news is good news.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Small things amuse small minds.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Curiosity killed the cat.

It's better to give than to receive.

Better late than never.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Seize the day.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Fight fire with fire.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Tomorrow never comes.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's safety in numbers.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Pearls of wisdom.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Fortune favours the brave.

Another day, another dollar.

Live and let live.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

More haste, less speed.

Keep your powder dry.

Enough is as good as a feast.

What can't be cured must be endured.

No man can serve two masters.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Time flies.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

Charity begins at home.

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

Each to their own.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Like father, like son.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Opposites attract.

No man is an island.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Good things come to those who wait.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Business before pleasure.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The more the merrier.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Seeing is believing.

A golden key can open any door.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Accidents will happen.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Fight the good fight.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

All things must pass.

Give the Devil his due.

Cold hands, warm heart.