Many hands make light work.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Every stick has two ends.

Go the extra mile.

Don't rock the boat.

Tomorrow never comes.

The exception which proves the rule.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

The bigger, the better.

No rest for the wicked.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There is honour among thieves.

Better late than never.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

An army marches on its stomach.

All's fair in love and war.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

God helps those who help themselves.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Might is right.

Actions speak louder than words.

Cheats never prosper.

Waste not, want not.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Money talks.

All's well that ends well.

Quid pro quo.

Different strokes for different folks.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The best things in life are free.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

All good things come to those that wait.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Bad money drives out good.

Nine tailors make a man.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Share and share alike.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Revenge is sweet.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Faith will move mountains.

Still waters run deep.

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

You win some, you lose some.

You can't win them all.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Never give a sucker an even break.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

No man can serve two masters.

Let the buyer beware.

More haste, less speed.

Fight fire with fire.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

To every thing there is a season.

Small things amuse small minds.

Fight the good fight.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Make haste slowly.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Fortune favours the brave.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All that glitters is not gold.

Knowledge is power.

Seeing is believing.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Haste makes waste.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

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

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Every picture tells a story.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A cat may look at a king.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The show must go on.

Forgive and forget.

There's no place like home.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Life is what you make it.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Give the Devil his due.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A good man is hard to find.

Put your best foot forward.

Love will find a way.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Make love not war.

A word to the wise is enough.

He who hesitates is lost.

Opposites attract.

Man does not live by bread alone.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There's no fool like an old fool.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

All things must pass.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A watched pot never boils.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

It goes without saying.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Ignorance is bliss.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Honesty is the best policy.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Another day, another dollar.

Practice makes perfect.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You can't make bricks without straw.

You can't always get what you want.

A house is not a home.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

One hand washes the other.

For everything there is a season.

Like father, like son.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Wonders will never cease.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Pride comes before a fall.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Let bygones be bygones.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

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

There are two sides to every question.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Time flies.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Clothes do not make the man.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Children and fools tell the truth.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

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

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Seize the day.

Silence construes consent.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

What goes around comes around.

Hide in plain sight.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Paddle your own canoe.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

There's safety in numbers.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Charity begins at home.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Silence is golden.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

Count your blessings.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The Devil is in the details.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Speak as you find.

Third time lucky.

Blood is thicker than water.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The customer is always right.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Virtue is its own reward.

Slow but sure.

The truth will out.

Give credit where credit is due.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

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

Let well alone.

The wages of sin is death.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Persuasion is better than force.

All you need is love.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Business before pleasure.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The age of miracles is past.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

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

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A fish always rots from the head.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A cat has nine lives.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Tomorrow is another day.

It's the singer not the song.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't change horses in midstream.

It takes two to tango.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Enough is enough.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Money isn't everything.

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

Practice what you preach.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

You can't take it with you.

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

Moderation in all things.

No pain, no gain.

Home is where the heart is.

A man is known by his friends.

All the world loves a lover.

Good talk saves the food.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Crime doesn't pay.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Life begins at forty.

It takes one to know one.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Manners maketh the man.

Talk is cheap.

Always put your best foot forward.

A poor worker blames the tools.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A dog is a man's best friend.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Children should be seen and not heard.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The Devil looks after his own.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Two heads are better than one.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Love is blind.

First come, first served.

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

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

Less is more.

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

The end justifies the means.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Accidents will happen.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

No man is an island.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

All publicity is good publicity.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

To the victor go the spoils.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You can have too much of a good thing.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

There's no time like the present.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Each to their own.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

If you build it, they will come.

It's better to give than to receive.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Keep your chin up.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Walls have ears.

Everyone has their price.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Time will tell.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

East, west, home's best.

Money makes the world go round.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Dead men tell no tales.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Live and learn.

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

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Patience is a virtue.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

First come, first served.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Horses for courses.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Truth will out.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Look before you leap.

What goes up must come down.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

All good things must come to an end.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

There's one born every minute.

A person is known by the company they keep.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

First things first.

No news is good news.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

East is east, and west is west.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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