Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Everyone has their price.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Truth will out.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The pen is mightier than sword.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Look before you leap.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Money makes the world go round.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Less is more.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Pride comes before a fall.

It never rains but it pours.

Quid pro quo.

Nothing new under the sun.

Like father, like son.

Beware the Ides of March.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A miss is as good as a mile.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Seeing is believing.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A word to the wise is enough.

An man's home is his castle.

East, west, home's best.

Fight the good fight.

Put your best foot forward.

First impressions are the most lasting.

There's no place like home.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't take it with you.

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

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

Great minds think alike.

You are never too old to learn.

Oil and water don't mix.

Good talk saves the food.

Let well alone.

Go the extra mile.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't rock the boat.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The bigger, the better.

Love makes the world go round.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Small things amuse small minds.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Each to their own.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Life begins at forty.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Accidents will happen.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Make love not war.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Every dog has its day.

Time is a great healer.

Virtue is its own reward.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Money isn't everything.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

There's no smoke without fire.

Manners maketh the man.

Actions speak louder than words.

Seize the day.

Moderation in all things.

Beauty is only skin deep.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Different strokes for different folks.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It's the singer not the song.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

All you need is love.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Cheats never prosper.

Once bitten, twice shy.

All's well that ends well.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Faith will move mountains.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Less said, soon mended.

No news is good news.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Horses for courses.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

What goes around comes around.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Talk is cheap.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Live and let live.

A bad penny always turns up.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Count your blessings.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Still waters run deep.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Paddle your own canoe.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The exception which proves the rule.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

Knowledge is power.

Hope springs eternal.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The age of miracles is past.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

Many hands make light work.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

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

A cat has nine lives.

Share and share alike.

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

A cat may look at a king.

All publicity is good publicity.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Forewarned is forearmed.

No man is an island.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Easy come, easy go.

The best things in life are free.

Revenge is sweet.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Fight fire with fire.

Might is right.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Live and learn.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Practice makes perfect.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

Only the good die young.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

No pain, no gain.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

There's a time and a place for everything.

All the world loves a lover.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Always put your best foot forward.

Blood is thicker than water.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There's an exception to every rule.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Love will find a way.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

If you build it, they will come.

Seek and you shall find.

It takes one to know one.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A good man is hard to find.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

While there is life, there is hope.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Physician, heal thyself.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Ignorance is bliss.

Any port in a storm.

You can't win them all.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

God helps those who help themselves.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The end justifies the means.

Bad news travels fast.

Silence construes consent.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Patience is a virtue.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Variety is the spice of life.

When one door shuts, another opens.

What goes up must come down.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There is no accounting for tastes.

No rest for the wicked.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Speak as you find.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All things must pass.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Wonders will never cease.

Good fences make good neighbours.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Charity begins at home.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A watched pot never boils.

History repeats itself.

Make haste slowly.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It's never too late to mend.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Time is money.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Keep your chin up.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Children should be seen and not heard.

There are two sides to every question.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

First come, first served.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Two heads are better than one.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

More haste, less speed.

Pearls of wisdom.

Business before pleasure.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The truth will out.

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

Time flies.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Misery loves company.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A house is not a home.

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

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

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

It goes without saying.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A man is known by his friends.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Big fish eat little fish.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

He who hesitates is lost.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Every stick has two ends.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

For everything there is a season.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Home is where the heart is.

Slow but sure.

Haste makes waste.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Slow and steady wins the race.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

To the victor go the spoils.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You reap what you sow.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The customer is always right.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The Devil looks after his own.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Even a worm will turn.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Life is what you make it.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Nine tailors make a man.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

One good deed deserves another.

Keep your powder dry.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Waste not, want not.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Silence is golden.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A golden key can open any door.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Enough is enough.

Walls have ears.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Third time lucky.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

You win some, you lose some.

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

First things first.

Make hay while the sun shines.

It's best to be on the safe side.