Might is right.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Accidents will happen.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

He who hesitates is lost.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Slow but sure.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Life begins at forty.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The early bird gets the worm.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All good things come to those that wait.

Time is a great healer.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The more the merrier.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

To the victor go the spoils.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't get mad, get even.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It takes one to know one.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Opposites attract.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

First come, first served.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

There's an exception to every rule.

A bad penny always turns up.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Seeing is believing.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Silence is golden.

Seize the day.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Like father, like son.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Christmas comes but once a year.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Misery loves company.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Every dog has its day.

Knowledge is power.

Let the buyer beware.

What goes around comes around.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

All's well that ends well.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

While there is life, there is hope.

Any port in a storm.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

It's better to give than to receive.

All's fair in love and war.

Paddle your own canoe.

Tomorrow is another day.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

An man's home is his castle.

The best things in life are free.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A new broom sweeps clean.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Keep your powder dry.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Walls have ears.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Everyone has their price.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Two heads are better than one.

Haste makes waste.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You can't always get what you want.

It goes without saying.

Make love not war.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

East, west, home's best.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

One hand washes the other.

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

Go the extra mile.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A house is not a home.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Patience is a virtue.

Silence construes consent.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Fortune favours the brave.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

You can't win them all.

A fish always rots from the head.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

The bigger, the better.

All things must pass.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

All that glitters is not gold.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Pride comes before a fall.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Ignorance is bliss.

All roads lead to Rome.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

You are what you eat.

Time will tell.

Every picture tells a story.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Live and learn.

All good things must come to an end.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

For everything there is a season.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

What goes up must come down.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Only the good die young.

Manners maketh the man.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

Always put your best foot forward.

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

The customer is always right.

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

No man is an island.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Out of sight, out of mind.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Another day, another dollar.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The exception which proves the rule.

Horses for courses.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Dead men tell no tales.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Cold hands, warm heart.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Talk is cheap.

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

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

Fight the good fight.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

One good deed deserves another.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

Faith will move mountains.

Share and share alike.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

East is east, and west is west.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nine tailors make a man.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

A golden key can open any door.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There are two sides to every question.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

God helps those who help themselves.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Money is the root of all evil.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

The truth will out.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Let well alone.

Less is more.

The Devil looks after his own.

Waste not, want not.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

History repeats itself.

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

Great minds think alike.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Bad money drives out good.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

First impressions are the most lasting.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The best defence is a good offence.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

You reap what you sow.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The end justifies the means.

Every stick has two ends.

Big fish eat little fish.

Truth will out.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Home is where the heart is.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Blood is thicker than water.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It never rains but it pours.

Better safe than sorry.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A cat may look at a king.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Better late than never.

You are never too old to learn.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Clothes do not make the man.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Money isn't everything.

Money talks.

There's one born every minute.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Give credit where credit is due.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

There is honour among thieves.

Each to their own.

The show must go on.

Wonders will never cease.

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

You can't take it with you.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A cat has nine lives.

Many hands make light work.

All publicity is good publicity.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's safety in numbers.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The wages of sin is death.

There's no place like home.

Good things come in small packages.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Practice what you preach.

Moderation in all things.

Charity begins at home.

Let bygones be bygones.

Easy come, easy go.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Still waters run deep.

Hide in plain sight.

Business before pleasure.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The Devil is in the details.

No rest for the wicked.

First things first.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Bad news travels fast.

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

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Good things come to those who wait.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Life is what you make it.

No news is good news.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Love will find a way.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Time flies.

All you need is love.

Keep your chin up.

It's never too late to mend.

Crime doesn't pay.

It's all grist to the mill.

No man can serve two masters.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Look before you leap.

Make haste slowly.

A man is known by his friends.

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

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

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Man does not live by bread alone.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Actions speak louder than words.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Practice makes perfect.

Live and let live.

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

Quid pro quo.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't rock the boat.

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Speak as you find.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

All the world loves a lover.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

What can't be cured must be endured.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Fight fire with fire.

It takes two to tango.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Less said, soon mended.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It's the singer not the song.