He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The more the merrier.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It goes without saying.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Fight fire with fire.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The Devil is in the details.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Physician, heal thyself.

Live and let live.

It never rains but it pours.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A golden key can open any door.

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

What goes around comes around.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

No man can serve two masters.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Forgive and forget.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Good things come to those who wait.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Walls have ears.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Less is more.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Accidents will happen.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The age of miracles is past.

Every picture tells a story.

There is honour among thieves.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Talk is cheap.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Moderation in all things.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

A good man is hard to find.

The end justifies the means.

It's all grist to the mill.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Give the Devil his due.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There are two sides to every question.

For everything there is a season.

Always put your best foot forward.

Another day, another dollar.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Fight the good fight.

Give credit where credit is due.

He who hesitates is lost.

Revenge is sweet.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Silence construes consent.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Money isn't everything.

Patience is a virtue.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Speak as you find.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

If you build it, they will come.

If you can't be good, be careful.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Money makes the world go round.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Cheats never prosper.

Count your blessings.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Better late than never.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Shrouds have no pockets.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Live and learn.

Never tell tales out of school.

Great minds think alike.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The show must go on.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

An man's home is his castle.

The bigger, the better.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Virtue is its own reward.

The best things in life are free.

Fortune favours the brave.

Like father, like son.

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

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Seeing is believing.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You reap what you sow.

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

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The early bird gets the worm.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Time is money.

One hand washes the other.

Wonders will never cease.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Misery loves company.

Quid pro quo.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Crime doesn't pay.

You can't win them all.

A person is known by the company they keep.

No man is an island.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Truth will out.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Make love not war.

You are never too old to learn.

An army marches on its stomach.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

To the victor go the spoils.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

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

You can't always get what you want.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Less said, soon mended.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Charity begins at home.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The exception which proves the rule.

While there is life, there is hope.

One good deed deserves another.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Pride comes before a fall.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The wages of sin is death.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Love makes the world go round.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Paddle your own canoe.

Third time lucky.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

East is east, and west is west.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love will find a way.

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

All things must pass.

Many hands make light work.

Time will tell.

A cat has nine lives.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Business before pleasure.

Blood is thicker than water.

Slow but sure.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

You can't take it with you.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Waste not, want not.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Manners maketh the man.

First come, first served.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Go the extra mile.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There's an exception to every rule.

Enough is as good as a feast.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's no place like home.

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

Horses for courses.

Only the good die young.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

No pain, no gain.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's no smoke without fire.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A man is known by his friends.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

No news is good news.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

History repeats itself.

Actions speak louder than words.

Hope springs eternal.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Clothes do not make the man.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Each to their own.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Small things amuse small minds.

Silence is golden.

What goes up must come down.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Nothing new under the sun.

There's one born every minute.

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

Everyone has their price.

All's fair in love and war.

A house is not a home.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

All you need is love.

Seize the day.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Bad money drives out good.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Oil and water don't mix.

Every dog has its day.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Keep your chin up.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Share and share alike.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Opposites attract.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Any port in a storm.

It takes two to tango.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Make haste slowly.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A fish always rots from the head.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Faith will move mountains.

A thing begun is half done.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Keep your powder dry.

All good things must come to an end.

First things first.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Haste makes waste.

It's better to give than to receive.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There's a time and a place for everything.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

All's well that ends well.

Time is a great healer.

All good things come to those that wait.

It takes one to know one.

A cat may look at a king.

Hide in plain sight.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Life is what you make it.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

There's no time like the present.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Love is blind.

Beware the Ides of March.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Nine tailors make a man.

Good things come in small packages.

Every stick has two ends.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

The customer is always right.

Knowledge is power.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Look before you leap.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

There's safety in numbers.

Do as I say, not as I do.

East, west, home's best.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The truth will out.

Let well alone.

Out of sight, out of mind.

God helps those who help themselves.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Put your best foot forward.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.