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

Give credit where credit is due.

A watched pot never boils.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Make haste slowly.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Different strokes for different folks.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Youth is wasted on the young.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The wages of sin is death.

There's an exception to every rule.

First come, first served.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Manners maketh the man.

All good things must come to an end.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A golden key can open any door.

All the world loves a lover.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

The customer is always right.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

No man is an island.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A word to the wise is enough.

Knowledge is power.

Two heads are better than one.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Quid pro quo.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

More haste, less speed.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Give the Devil his due.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It takes two to tango.

Speak as you find.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Cheats never prosper.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Talk is cheap.

Put your best foot forward.

Misery loves company.

You reap what you sow.

Third time lucky.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Waste not, want not.

Nine tailors make a man.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Nothing new under the sun.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

East is east, and west is west.

Bad news travels fast.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Stupid is as stupid does.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

One hand washes the other.

It's never too late to mend.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A new broom sweeps clean.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

The show must go on.

The best defence is a good offence.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Life is what you make it.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Charity begins at home.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Only fools and horses work.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Truth will out.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Good fences make good neighbours.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Every stick has two ends.

You win some, you lose some.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A cat may look at a king.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Christmas comes but once a year.

If the cap fits, wear it.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The age of miracles is past.

An army marches on its stomach.

Haste makes waste.

You can't win them all.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

History repeats itself.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

The more the merrier.

Seek and you shall find.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A good man is hard to find.

All's well that ends well.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There's no place like home.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

To every thing there is a season.

The end justifies the means.

Silence is golden.

You can't always get what you want.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Learn to walk before you run.

Time will tell.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Love makes the world go round.

Bad money drives out good.

You are what you eat.

Fortune favours the brave.

Like father, like son.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The best things in life are free.

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

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Keep your chin up.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

No man can serve two masters.

Walls have ears.

While there is life, there is hope.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

A house is not a home.

Oil and water don't mix.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Might is right.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Every picture tells a story.

There's one born every minute.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Every dog has its day.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Live and learn.

Moderation in all things.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Share and share alike.

A picture paints a thousand words.

If you build it, they will come.

East, west, home's best.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

It takes one to know one.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Pearls of wisdom.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Less is more.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Easy come, easy go.

A stitch in time saves nine.

To the victor go the spoils.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Never tell tales out of school.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Look before you leap.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Appearances can be deceptive.

No pain, no gain.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

It goes without saying.

Practice what you preach.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Time flies.

Persuasion is better than force.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Wonders will never cease.

Hope springs eternal.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Each to their own.

Money isn't everything.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Revenge is sweet.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Keep your powder dry.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

There are two sides to every question.

You are never too old to learn.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Great minds think alike.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Make hay while the sun shines.

First things first.

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

Faith will move mountains.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Live and let live.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Enough is enough.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Count your blessings.

Fight the good fight.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Big fish eat little fish.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Blood is thicker than water.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

What goes up must come down.

Good things come in small packages.

Pride comes before a fall.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

There's safety in numbers.

All things must pass.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

The Devil is in the details.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Opposites attract.

There's no time like the present.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Love will find a way.

Time is money.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

All good things come to those that wait.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Good talk saves the food.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't take it with you.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Tomorrow is another day.

The bigger, the better.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Good things come to those who wait.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Slow but sure.

For everything there is a season.

Horses for courses.

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

All's fair in love and war.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Only the good die young.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Love is blind.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Small things amuse small minds.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Crime doesn't pay.

Patience is a virtue.

Let bygones be bygones.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Time is a great healer.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

No news is good news.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Better late than never.

Forgive and forget.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

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

Money talks.

Accidents will happen.

What goes around comes around.

Let well alone.

The truth will out.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Business before pleasure.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Everyone has their price.

Many hands make light work.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

God helps those who help themselves.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Still waters run deep.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's no smoke without fire.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Silence construes consent.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

No rest for the wicked.