Only fools and horses work.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Slow but sure.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Go the extra mile.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

All good things come to those that wait.

All that glitters is not gold.

Even a worm will turn.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Wonders will never cease.

History repeats itself.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Better late than never.

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

Seize the day.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Business before pleasure.

Life is what you make it.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Look before you leap.

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

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

One hand washes the other.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Love will find a way.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Love is blind.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Live and let live.

Good things come in small packages.

The Devil is in the details.

The early bird gets the worm.

Blood is thicker than water.

Moderation in all things.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Always put your best foot forward.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Fortune favours the brave.

You are never too old to learn.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

God helps those who help themselves.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A dog is a man's best friend.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Make love not war.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Great minds think alike.

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

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Waste not, want not.

You win some, you lose some.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

There's no time like the present.

Bad news travels fast.

Enough is enough.

Don't rock the boat.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

If you build it, they will come.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

To every thing there is a season.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Time will tell.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Share and share alike.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It's better to give than to receive.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Misery loves company.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Manners maketh the man.

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

You are what you eat.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It's never too late to mend.

Money isn't everything.

Crime doesn't pay.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Honesty is the best policy.

There's no place like home.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Everyone has their price.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

No rest for the wicked.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Any port in a storm.

The customer is always right.

Put your best foot forward.

East is east, and west is west.

Charity begins at home.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Money makes the world go round.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

First come, first served.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A word to the wise is enough.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Two heads are better than one.

Practice what you preach.

Beware the Ides of March.

Third time lucky.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It takes two to tango.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Money talks.

Grief divided is made lighter.

There is honour among thieves.

There's one born every minute.

Live and learn.

You can't win them all.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

All's fair in love and war.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A good man is hard to find.

All roads lead to Rome.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Less said, soon mended.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't shoot the messenger.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Bad money drives out good.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The truth will out.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

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

Let well alone.

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

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

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

What goes around comes around.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Give the Devil his due.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The end justifies the means.

Count your blessings.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The best things in life are free.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Seeing is believing.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

It takes one to know one.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Make haste slowly.

Never go to bed on an argument.

No pain, no gain.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Good fences make good neighbours.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Talk is cheap.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A thing begun is half done.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

All things must pass.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Curiosity killed the cat.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Speak as you find.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Silence construes consent.

The best defence is a good offence.

A watched pot never boils.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A man is known by his friends.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There's an exception to every rule.

More haste, less speed.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Hide in plain sight.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The bigger, the better.

Good talk saves the food.

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

One good deed deserves another.

The wages of sin is death.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Get out while the getting is good.

Let bygones be bygones.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Learn to walk before you run.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

To the victor go the spoils.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Money is the root of all evil.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Paddle your own canoe.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

East, west, home's best.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Home is where the heart is.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

He who hesitates is lost.

No news is good news.

Seek and you shall find.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Time is a great healer.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

All the world loves a lover.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

There's no smoke without fire.

Never tell tales out of school.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Physician, heal thyself.

You reap what you sow.

A fish always rots from the head.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Truth will out.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Like father, like son.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A house is not a home.

Easy come, easy go.

Love makes the world go round.

Time flies.

Tomorrow never comes.

There's safety in numbers.

All good things must come to an end.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

It goes without saying.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

First things first.

All you need is love.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Another day, another dollar.

Variety is the spice of life.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Time is money.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

What goes up must come down.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Horses for courses.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Keep your chin up.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Many hands make light work.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Walls have ears.

Pearls of wisdom.

For everything there is a season.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Ignorance is bliss.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Virtue is its own reward.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Still waters run deep.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Different strokes for different folks.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Every picture tells a story.

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

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Less is more.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Quid pro quo.

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

The more the merrier.

Every dog has its day.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Revenge is sweet.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Shrouds have no pockets.

All the world loves a lover.

Knowledge is power.

Only the good die young.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

No man can serve two masters.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Keep your powder dry.

You can't take it with you.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Oil and water don't mix.

Faith will move mountains.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A bad penny always turns up.

First impressions are the most lasting.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

While there is life, there is hope.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Every stick has two ends.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.