A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't rock the boat.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

An army marches on its stomach.

No news is good news.

Accidents will happen.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Nothing new under the sun.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Like father, like son.

You can't take it with you.

The Devil is in the details.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Silence construes consent.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

An man's home is his castle.

Love makes the world go round.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Oil and water don't mix.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Big fish eat little fish.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

He who hesitates is lost.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

God helps those who help themselves.

What goes around comes around.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

All's well that ends well.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Knowledge is power.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Might is right.

Seek and you shall find.

It takes two to tango.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Make love not war.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

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

A cat has nine lives.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

East is east, and west is west.

Cheats never prosper.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It goes without saying.

Any port in a storm.

Easy come, easy go.

For everything there is a season.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

You are never too old to learn.

There's one born every minute.

Pride comes before a fall.

You reap what you sow.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The more the merrier.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There is honour among thieves.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Talk is cheap.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Slow but sure.

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

Live and learn.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It's better to give than to receive.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Fight fire with fire.

A thing begun is half done.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Misery loves company.

East, west, home's best.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Even a worm will turn.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A man is known by his friends.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Make haste slowly.

Many hands make light work.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Practice makes perfect.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A good man is hard to find.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

All good things must come to an end.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It's all grist to the mill.

Paddle your own canoe.

If you build it, they will come.

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

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Different strokes for different folks.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All you need is love.

Love will find a way.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The show must go on.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Time is a great healer.

Crime doesn't pay.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Never tell tales out of school.

The best is the enemy of the good.

There's safety in numbers.

Only the good die young.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Time flies.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Needs must when the devil drives.

There's no smoke without fire.

Third time lucky.

A poor worker blames the tools.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

One good deed deserves another.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Beware the Ides of March.

The truth will out.

Another day, another dollar.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

What can't be cured must be endured.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

All's fair in love and war.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Seeing is believing.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Keep your powder dry.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Count your blessings.

No pain, no gain.

It's the singer not the song.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Look before you leap.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Every stick has two ends.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

Enough is enough.

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

You can't always get what you want.

There are two sides to every question.

Go the extra mile.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

The end justifies the means.

The early bird gets the worm.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Learn to walk before you run.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Keep your chin up.

Let bygones be bygones.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Quid pro quo.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It takes one to know one.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Great minds think alike.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

No man is an island.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Let well alone.

Money makes the world go round.

Time will tell.

The wages of sin is death.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Wonders will never cease.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Small things amuse small minds.

Give the Devil his due.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The customer is always right.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Good things come to those who wait.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You are what you eat.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Put your best foot forward.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Still waters run deep.

Appearances can be deceptive.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Good talk saves the food.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Ignorance is bliss.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Persuasion is better than force.

It's best to be on the safe side.

What goes up must come down.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Money is the root of all evil.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Walls have ears.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Home is where the heart is.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Cold hands, warm heart.

All roads lead to Rome.

To the victor go the spoils.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A bad penny always turns up.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Life is what you make it.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Dead men tell no tales.

Tomorrow never comes.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Money isn't everything.

All the world loves a lover.

Live and let live.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Business before pleasure.

Silence is golden.

Better late than never.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

First come, first served.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Bad money drives out good.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Hope springs eternal.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Moderation in all things.

Fight the good fight.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Every picture tells a story.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The best things in life are free.

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

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't get mad, get even.

Actions speak louder than words.

Life begins at forty.

Good fences make good neighbours.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Each to their own.

A word to the wise is enough.

The bigger, the better.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

All things must pass.

The Devil is in the details.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Manners maketh the man.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

All publicity is good publicity.

There's no time like the present.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Money talks.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

One hand washes the other.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Charity begins at home.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

It's never too late to mend.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Tomorrow is another day.

The Devil looks after his own.

Horses for courses.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A house is not a home.

One swallow does not a summer make.

All that glitters is not gold.

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