Good talk saves the food.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The customer is always right.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Make love not war.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Practice makes perfect.

Never tell tales out of school.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Fight fire with fire.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

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

The truth will out.

Learn to walk before you run.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The early bird gets the worm.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Walls have ears.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Even a worm will turn.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Misery loves company.

It goes without saying.

Waste not, want not.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

What goes around comes around.

Only fools and horses work.

All good things must come to an end.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Charity begins at home.

Speak as you find.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't get mad, get even.

One hand washes the other.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A cat may look at a king.

The show must go on.

Tomorrow never comes.

Money is the root of all evil.

Business before pleasure.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Patience is a virtue.

Great minds think alike.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The more the merrier.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Tomorrow is another day.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

All roads lead to Rome.

No rest for the wicked.

Money talks.

Two heads are better than one.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A bad penny always turns up.

Forgive and forget.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Possession is nine points of the law.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

No man is an island.

Life is what you make it.

Better late than never.

The exception which proves the rule.

Home is where the heart is.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Let the buyer beware.

Truth will out.

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

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Moderation in all things.

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Love is blind.

More haste, less speed.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Hope springs eternal.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Time is money.

Haste makes waste.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Enough is enough.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Fortune favours the brave.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Keep your powder dry.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It's never too late to mend.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Crime doesn't pay.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Wonders will never cease.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You can't take it with you.

Bad money drives out good.

The best things in life are free.

Still waters run deep.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Blood is thicker than water.

It's the singer not the song.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It takes one to know one.

Virtue is its own reward.

A person is known by the company they keep.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

God helps those who help themselves.

No news is good news.

First things first.

History repeats itself.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

The bigger, the better.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Many hands make light work.

There's one born every minute.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

First come, first served.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

You reap what you sow.

Might is right.

Time will tell.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Any port in a storm.

For everything there is a season.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Another day, another dollar.

You win some, you lose some.

Life begins at forty.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Let bygones be bygones.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Persuasion is better than force.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Better safe than sorry.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Money isn't everything.

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

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Knowledge is power.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Love will find a way.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Less is more.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

All's well that ends well.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Seize the day.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There's no time like the present.

You can't always get what you want.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A house is not a home.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Keep your chin up.

Faith will move mountains.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Talk is cheap.

Grief divided is made lighter.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Silence construes consent.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

What goes up must come down.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Share and share alike.

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

You can't win them all.

Honesty is the best policy.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Good things come to those who wait.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Everyone has their price.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Big fish eat little fish.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Fight the good fight.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Only the good die young.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Manners maketh the man.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Make haste slowly.

Seek and you shall find.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Look before you leap.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Easy come, easy go.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There are two sides to every question.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All good things come to those that wait.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Dead men tell no tales.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Forewarned is forearmed.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Quid pro quo.

Every picture tells a story.

Accidents will happen.

While there is life, there is hope.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Silence is golden.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Time is a great healer.

A thing begun is half done.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Live and let live.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Horses for courses.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

No pain, no gain.

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

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

Don't rock the boat.

Practice what you preach.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

East is east, and west is west.

There is honour among thieves.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Get out while the getting is good.

Beware the Ides of March.

The best is the enemy of the good.

It's better to give than to receive.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Bad news travels fast.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Oil and water don't mix.

The end justifies the means.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Slow and steady wins the race.

No man can serve two masters.

All's fair in love and war.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

East, west, home's best.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Always put your best foot forward.

If you build it, they will come.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

You are what you eat.

Seeing is believing.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Variety is the spice of life.

Go the extra mile.

Time flies.

Opposites attract.

Third time lucky.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

An army marches on its stomach.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Money makes the world go round.

A cat has nine lives.

A word to the wise is enough.

Give credit where credit is due.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Each to their own.

Let well alone.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There's no place like home.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Clothes do not make the man.

Good things come in small packages.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Pearls of wisdom.

Like father, like son.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Live and learn.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Man does not live by bread alone.

All things must pass.

Count your blessings.

Revenge is sweet.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

All you need is love.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.