Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

It takes one to know one.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Blood is thicker than water.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Love makes the world go round.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Attack is the best form of defence.

No man can serve two masters.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There is honour among thieves.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Quid pro quo.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Look before you leap.

One hand washes the other.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Enough is as good as a feast.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Make hay while the sun shines.

What goes around comes around.

Wonders will never cease.

East is east, and west is west.

A watched pot never boils.

Pride comes before a fall.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A golden key can open any door.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Talk is cheap.

Money talks.

You can't take it with you.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Pearls of wisdom.

Horses for courses.

Easy come, easy go.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Truth will out.

The Devil looks after his own.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It's the singer not the song.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

What goes up must come down.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It goes without saying.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Give credit where credit is due.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

You reap what you sow.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

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

Another day, another dollar.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The customer is always right.

For everything there is a season.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Fight the good fight.

Bad news travels fast.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Virtue is its own reward.

Get out while the getting is good.

Dead men tell no tales.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A person is known by the company they keep.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Crime doesn't pay.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A bad penny always turns up.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

All's fair in love and war.

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

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

Live and let live.

Enough is enough.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The age of miracles is past.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Still waters run deep.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

All things must pass.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Count your blessings.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

There's no place like home.

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

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

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

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

Revenge is sweet.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Only the good die young.

Life is what you make it.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Good things come in small packages.

He who hesitates is lost.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Opposites attract.

It's better to give than to receive.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Variety is the spice of life.

Every stick has two ends.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Knowledge is power.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The show must go on.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It's never too late to mend.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Seeing is believing.

While there is life, there is hope.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Nine tailors make a man.

First things first.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Clothes do not make the man.

Two heads are better than one.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Go the extra mile.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Better late than never.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Let bygones be bygones.

Less is more.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Give the Devil his due.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Silence construes consent.

A house is not a home.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

All's well that ends well.

Haste makes waste.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

Charity begins at home.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A thing begun is half done.

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

No man is an island.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Love will find a way.

There's an exception to every rule.

Money isn't everything.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Manners maketh the man.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Speak as you find.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Keep your powder dry.

Make love not war.

A cat has nine lives.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

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

Good things come to those who wait.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

You win some, you lose some.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't get mad, get even.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The bigger, the better.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Money is the root of all evil.

There are two sides to every question.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Better safe than sorry.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Everyone has their price.

Beauty is only skin deep.

An army marches on its stomach.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The more the merrier.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

First come, first served.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All the world loves a lover.

Every dog has its day.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Might is right.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Make haste slowly.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Faith will move mountains.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Seek and you shall find.

You are what you eat.

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

Many hands make light work.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Time will tell.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Like father, like son.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Business before pleasure.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Walls have ears.

Third time lucky.

The exception which proves the rule.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

East, west, home's best.

God helps those who help themselves.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Share and share alike.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Time flies.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Good talk saves the food.

Forgive and forget.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Money makes the world go round.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Life begins at forty.

There's no fool like an old fool.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't rock the boat.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

There's no time like the present.

One good deed deserves another.

All you need is love.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

No rest for the wicked.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Hope springs eternal.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Each to their own.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The Devil is in the details.

Nothing new under the sun.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The end justifies the means.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Little pitchers have big ears.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Time is a great healer.

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

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

History repeats itself.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Great minds think alike.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Keep your chin up.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

There is no accounting for tastes.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

All roads lead to Rome.

The early bird gets the worm.

It takes two to tango.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

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

The truth will out.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Laughter is the best medicine.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

All publicity is good publicity.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Tomorrow is another day.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Silence is golden.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Misery loves company.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Let well alone.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Big fish eat little fish.

Tomorrow never comes.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

No pain, no gain.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Waste not, want not.

Different strokes for different folks.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Bad money drives out good.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The best defence is a good offence.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It's all grist to the mill.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The wages of sin is death.

Live and learn.

Slow but sure.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Cheats never prosper.

Marriages are made in heaven.

More haste, less speed.

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

Let the buyer beware.