Let sleeping dogs lie.

Good things come to those who wait.

The exception which proves the rule.

To the victor go the spoils.

Share and share alike.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Truth will out.

The Devil is in the details.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Money isn't everything.

One hand washes the other.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Silence is golden.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Moderation in all things.

There's one born every minute.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

An man's home is his castle.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

No man is an island.

Don't get mad, get even.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

All roads lead to Rome.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Birds of a feather flock together.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Better safe than sorry.

The pen is mightier than sword.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Fight the good fight.

No news is good news.

The leopard does not change his spots.

All good things come to those that wait.

Practice makes perfect.

The age of miracles is past.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A word to the wise is enough.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

An army marches on its stomach.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Every dog has its day.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The wages of sin is death.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The more the merrier.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Accidents will happen.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Practice what you preach.

Keep your chin up.

More haste, less speed.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Quid pro quo.

Get out while the getting is good.

Speak as you find.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Every picture tells a story.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't rock the boat.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Grief divided is made lighter.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Give credit where credit is due.

Charity begins at home.

Count your blessings.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Seize the day.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You are what you eat.

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

Waste not, want not.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Love makes the world go round.

You can't take it with you.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's the singer not the song.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

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

Silence construes consent.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It takes two to tango.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A cat has nine lives.

All you need is love.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

Like father, like son.

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

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

Actions speak louder than words.

The Devil looks after his own.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There's no smoke without fire.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Slow but sure.

East is east, and west is west.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

All's fair in love and war.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

East, west, home's best.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Wonders will never cease.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Live and let live.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Fight fire with fire.

There's safety in numbers.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Money talks.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

First come, first served.

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

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Walls have ears.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Ignorance is bliss.

Each to their own.

Always put your best foot forward.

You reap what you sow.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The end justifies the means.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Look before you leap.

Money is the root of all evil.

A fish always rots from the head.

Oil and water don't mix.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Cheats never prosper.

God helps those who help themselves.

The truth will out.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Give the Devil his due.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A bad penny always turns up.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Laughter is the best medicine.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Clothes do not make the man.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The early bird gets the worm.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Beware the Ides of March.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Horses for courses.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Opposites attract.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A house is not a home.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Time is money.

One good deed deserves another.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Pearls of wisdom.

Revenge is sweet.

All the world loves a lover.

Time will tell.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Patience is a virtue.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

No rest for the wicked.

Time is a great healer.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The best defence is a good offence.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Make haste slowly.

All's well that ends well.

A man is known by his friends.

A dog is a man's best friend.

While there is life, there is hope.

Misery loves company.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Talk is cheap.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Love is blind.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Better late than never.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Life begins at forty.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Another day, another dollar.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A thing begun is half done.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You win some, you lose some.

Handsome is as handsome does.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Let the buyer beware.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Business before pleasure.

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

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

All things must pass.

Dead men tell no tales.

History repeats itself.

Make love not war.

Only the good die young.

Cold hands, warm heart.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It never rains but it pours.

All that glitters is not gold.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Easy come, easy go.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The best things in life are free.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Nine tailors make a man.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Everyone has their price.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

You are never too old to learn.

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

To every thing there is a season.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Marriages are made in heaven.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Let well alone.

There are two sides to every question.

Crime doesn't pay.

No pain, no gain.

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

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Different strokes for different folks.

Less said, soon mended.

Go the extra mile.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Let bygones be bygones.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The customer is always right.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Many hands make light work.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Tomorrow never comes.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Haste makes waste.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Any port in a storm.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

A good man is hard to find.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

What goes up must come down.

Third time lucky.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

Knowledge is power.

All good things must come to an end.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Faith will move mountains.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

All publicity is good publicity.

Big fish eat little fish.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

You can't win them all.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

There's no time like the present.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

Tomorrow is another day.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The bigger, the better.

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

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

Less is more.

It takes one to know one.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Keep your powder dry.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Good things come in small packages.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

If you build it, they will come.