Go the extra mile.

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

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

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

Good talk saves the food.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Dead men tell no tales.

There's safety in numbers.

Fight the good fight.

Speak as you find.

The Devil is in the details.

Honesty is the best policy.

Actions speak louder than words.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Keep your chin up.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Let well alone.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Love will find a way.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Clothes do not make the man.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There's an exception to every rule.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Good things come to those who wait.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Less is more.

No man can serve two masters.

You can't win them all.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The early bird gets the worm.

Less said, soon mended.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Only the good die young.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The wages of sin is death.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Live and let live.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Seeing is believing.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

One hand washes the other.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Time is money.

It never rains but it pours.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Money talks.

Big fish eat little fish.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Practice makes perfect.

The best defence is a good offence.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Every stick has two ends.

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Stupid is as stupid does.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Virtue is its own reward.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There's no smoke without fire.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Wonders will never cease.

The show must go on.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Slow but sure.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

There are two sides to every question.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

A picture paints a thousand words.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Moderation in all things.

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

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

Make haste slowly.

The Devil looks after his own.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

You are never too old to learn.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Manners maketh the man.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A golden key can open any door.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

A house is not a home.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Tomorrow is another day.

History repeats itself.

Cheats never prosper.

Hide in plain sight.

Business before pleasure.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Make love not war.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The truth will out.

It goes without saying.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Another day, another dollar.

It's never too late to mend.

A cat may look at a king.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

All you need is love.

The exception which proves the rule.

Tomorrow never comes.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Bad money drives out good.

Charity begins at home.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Practice what you preach.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Learn to walk before you run.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Always put your best foot forward.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Look before you leap.

Accidents will happen.

An man's home is his castle.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Time will tell.

Money is the root of all evil.

Love is blind.

All good things must come to an end.

Each to their own.

Ignorance is bliss.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Patience is a virtue.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Talk is cheap.

There's one born every minute.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Variety is the spice of life.

A word to the wise is enough.

Home is where the heart is.

Bad news travels fast.

To every thing there is a season.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Let bygones be bygones.

Beware the Ides of March.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Like father, like son.

What goes around comes around.

Don't change horses in midstream.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Enough is enough.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Every dog has its day.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Knowledge is power.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Life begins at forty.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

The more the merrier.

Share and share alike.

Time flies.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

You can't always get what you want.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Let the buyer beware.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Seize the day.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Love makes the world go round.

Oil and water don't mix.

Quid pro quo.

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

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Nine tailors make a man.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Pearls of wisdom.

Pride comes before a fall.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Silence construes consent.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Horses for courses.

Give credit where credit is due.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Everyone has their price.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

All's fair in love and war.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Blood is thicker than water.

Third time lucky.

The bigger, the better.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

If you build it, they will come.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

No man is an island.

There's no place like home.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Physician, heal thyself.

Money isn't everything.

All publicity is good publicity.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

All good things come to those that wait.

Small things amuse small minds.

Waste not, want not.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Misery loves company.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Forgive and forget.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A thing begun is half done.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

No pain, no gain.

You are what you eat.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Life is what you make it.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The best is the enemy of the good.

No news is good news.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

For everything there is a season.

What goes up must come down.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Count your blessings.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The customer is always right.

Hope springs eternal.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

The best things in life are free.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Many hands make light work.

Silence is golden.

Easy come, easy go.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Opposites attract.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Walls have ears.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Never tell tales out of school.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Good things come in small packages.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Seek and you shall find.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Live and learn.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Put your best foot forward.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't get mad, get even.

One good deed deserves another.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Better safe than sorry.

First come, first served.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

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

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

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

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Truth will out.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The age of miracles is past.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Better late than never.

Don't rock the boat.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

A cat has nine lives.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You reap what you sow.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A man is known by his friends.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A good man is hard to find.

Fortune favours the brave.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The age of miracles is past.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Revenge is sweet.

More haste, less speed.