An man's home is his castle.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Good talk saves the food.

You reap what you sow.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

Two heads are better than one.

A leopard can't change its spots.

No news is good news.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Let bygones be bygones.

What goes around comes around.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's the singer not the song.

Bad money drives out good.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Slow but sure.

A word to the wise is enough.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The best-laid plans go astray.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Get out while the getting is good.

Love makes the world go round.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You win some, you lose some.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Fight the good fight.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Patience is a virtue.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

He who hesitates is lost.

You can't win them all.

Crime doesn't pay.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Only fools and horses work.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Any port in a storm.

Manners maketh the man.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Share and share alike.

Don't rock the boat.

There is honour among thieves.

Make haste slowly.

Possession is nine points of the law.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A stitch in time saves nine.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Home is where the heart is.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Waste not, want not.

Only the good die young.

Revenge is sweet.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Fight fire with fire.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Horses for courses.

Hide in plain sight.

The exception which proves the rule.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Pride comes before a fall.

All things must pass.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Money is the root of all evil.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

You can't take it with you.

Tomorrow never comes.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The show must go on.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

To the victor go the spoils.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Everyone has their price.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

It goes without saying.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Money talks.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The customer is always right.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Live and let live.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

The early bird gets the worm.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Every stick has two ends.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't get mad, get even.

Even a worm will turn.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A good man is hard to find.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Devil is in the details.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Many hands make light work.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All good things come to those that wait.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Learn to walk before you run.

To every thing there is a season.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Always put your best foot forward.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Dead men tell no tales.

All the world loves a lover.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Actions speak louder than words.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Paddle your own canoe.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There's an exception to every rule.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Make love not war.

Keep your chin up.

Money makes the world go round.

There's no time like the present.

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

Haste makes waste.

All you need is love.

The best things in life are free.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

There's no smoke without fire.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Beware the Ides of March.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Ignorance is bliss.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Count your blessings.

Easy come, easy go.

The end justifies the means.

Third time lucky.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Time flies.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Talk is cheap.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

What goes up must come down.

A poor worker blames the tools.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Better safe than sorry.

Curiosity killed the cat.

When one door shuts, another opens.

You can't always get what you want.

Good things come in small packages.

No pain, no gain.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

An army marches on its stomach.

Life is what you make it.

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

Faith will move mountains.

It's all grist to the mill.

Love is blind.

Better late than never.

Less is more.

While there is life, there is hope.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Quid pro quo.

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

Practice what you preach.

Accidents will happen.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Love will find a way.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Youth is wasted on the young.

First come, first served.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A golden key can open any door.

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

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

All that glitters is not gold.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Misery loves company.

Give the Devil his due.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

A man is known by his friends.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

No man can serve two masters.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A bad penny always turns up.

Variety is the spice of life.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A cat may look at a king.

All's well that ends well.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Physician, heal thyself.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Small things amuse small minds.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The wages of sin is death.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Persuasion is better than force.

Time will tell.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Still waters run deep.

There are two sides to every question.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Charity begins at home.

A thing begun is half done.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

No man is an island.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Each to their own.

It's never too late to mend.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Silence construes consent.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Pearls of wisdom.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Every dog has its day.

First things first.

Like father, like son.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It takes one to know one.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

Different strokes for different folks.

Great minds think alike.

You are never too old to learn.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Look before you leap.

Opposites attract.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Big fish eat little fish.

Speak as you find.

Fortune favours the brave.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Never tell tales out of school.

There's safety in numbers.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Oil and water don't mix.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Bad news travels fast.

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

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

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

The more the merrier.

Good things come to those who wait.

All good things must come to an end.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Time is a great healer.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

All's fair in love and war.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Every picture tells a story.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Tomorrow is another day.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It never rains but it pours.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Walls have ears.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

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

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Seek and you shall find.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A picture paints a thousand words.

There's one born every minute.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Business before pleasure.

The bigger, the better.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

There's no place like home.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Clothes do not make the man.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

One hand washes the other.

Might is right.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The wages of sin is death.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Money isn't everything.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

One good deed deserves another.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

If you build it, they will come.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It takes two to tango.

Cheats never prosper.

Nine tailors make a man.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

History repeats itself.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A fish always rots from the head.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Let well alone.

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