Nothing new under the sun.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There is honour among thieves.

There's no smoke without fire.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Less is more.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

First come, first served.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Home is where the heart is.

Love is blind.

To the victor go the spoils.

Different strokes for different folks.

There are two sides to every question.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Each to their own.

History repeats itself.

One good deed deserves another.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Live and let live.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Seek and you shall find.

Beauty is only skin deep.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

All the world loves a lover.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Accidents will happen.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

It's best to be on the safe side.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Honesty is the best policy.

Misery loves company.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Money talks.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Charity begins at home.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

To every thing there is a season.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Quid pro quo.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

All's well that ends well.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Little pitchers have big ears.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

There's one born every minute.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Big fish eat little fish.

Only fools and horses work.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Time is a great healer.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Another day, another dollar.

Hide in plain sight.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't get mad, get even.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It never rains but it pours.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Learn to walk before you run.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

East is east, and west is west.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The best things in life are free.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Time will tell.

Put your best foot forward.

Go the extra mile.

There's safety in numbers.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

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

Fight the good fight.

There's no place like home.

Fight fire with fire.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Money makes the world go round.

Revenge is sweet.

The end justifies the means.

Any port in a storm.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Blood is thicker than water.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

No rest for the wicked.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There's no time like the present.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Tomorrow never comes.

Actions speak louder than words.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Time flies.

Seeing is believing.

Ignorance is bliss.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The Devil is in the details.

Two heads are better than one.

Opposites attract.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Time is money.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It's the singer not the song.

Seize the day.

Never tell tales out of school.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

All you need is love.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Moderation in all things.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Hope springs eternal.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Third time lucky.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Good things come to those who wait.

Forgive and forget.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

It goes without saying.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The truth will out.

You can't make bricks without straw.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The customer is always right.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

An man's home is his castle.

Fortune favours the brave.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't rock the boat.

Truth will out.

Knowledge is power.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

If you build it, they will come.

Share and share alike.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Money isn't everything.

Crime doesn't pay.

Let well alone.

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

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

Every dog has its day.

God helps those who help themselves.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

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

A golden key can open any door.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Every picture tells a story.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The wages of sin is death.

Even a worm will turn.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The exception which proves the rule.

Horses for courses.

Silence construes consent.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

What goes around comes around.

A watched pot never boils.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Talk is cheap.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Always put your best foot forward.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A good man is hard to find.

Great minds think alike.

First things first.

All good things must come to an end.

You can have too much of a good thing.

One hand washes the other.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It takes two to tango.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

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

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

All's fair in love and war.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Patience is a virtue.

You reap what you sow.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Love will find a way.

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

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Only the good die young.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

You can't win them all.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You win some, you lose some.

The more the merrier.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

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

For everything there is a season.

Physician, heal thyself.

Count your blessings.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Small things amuse small minds.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

A thing begun is half done.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Pride comes before a fall.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The show must go on.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Enough is enough.

Forewarned is forearmed.

All things must pass.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Better late than never.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Practice makes perfect.

Get out while the getting is good.

Live and learn.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A man is known by his friends.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Persuasion is better than force.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Cheats never prosper.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

All roads lead to Rome.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Like father, like son.

Manners maketh the man.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

What goes up must come down.

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

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

No news is good news.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Many hands make light work.

Every stick has two ends.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

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

Silence is golden.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Wonders will never cease.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It's never too late to mend.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Waste not, want not.

You are what you eat.

More haste, less speed.

All that glitters is not gold.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Give the Devil his due.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Practice what you preach.

East, west, home's best.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Still waters run deep.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Business before pleasure.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Keep your chin up.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Easy come, easy go.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Might is right.

Haste makes waste.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Life begins at forty.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Look before you leap.

No man is an island.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Make love not war.

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

It takes one to know one.

You can't take it with you.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The age of miracles is past.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

He who hesitates is lost.