What goes up must come down.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

The truth will out.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

One hand washes the other.

East is east, and west is west.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

A cat may look at a king.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

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

Silence is golden.

It goes without saying.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Silence construes consent.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The best-laid plans go astray.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There's no place like home.

All's fair in love and war.

Money isn't everything.

First come, first served.

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

Love will find a way.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The show must go on.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Practice what you preach.

There is honour among thieves.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Misery loves company.

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

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

Wonders will never cease.

Only the good die young.

A cat has nine lives.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Better late than never.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Actions speak louder than words.

The wages of sin is death.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A man is known by his friends.

Waste not, want not.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Never tell tales out of school.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

One good deed deserves another.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Count your blessings.

Keep your chin up.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Love is blind.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Persuasion is better than force.

Faith will move mountains.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Big fish eat little fish.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

You can't take it with you.

All publicity is good publicity.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Still waters run deep.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Truth will out.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Third time lucky.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Give credit where credit is due.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Always put your best foot forward.

Attack is the best form of defence.

You can't win them all.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The bigger, the better.

Might is right.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Slow but sure.

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

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

No news is good news.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Nine tailors make a man.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Any port in a storm.

Bad news travels fast.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Easy come, easy go.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Two heads are better than one.

Seek and you shall find.

Look before you leap.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It's best to be on the safe side.

He who hesitates is lost.

Pride comes before a fall.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Nothing new under the sun.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You win some, you lose some.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Opposites attract.

Home is where the heart is.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Let well alone.

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

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Accidents will happen.

Share and share alike.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Make love not war.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Virtue is its own reward.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Tomorrow never comes.

Cheats never prosper.

Hide in plain sight.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Time is a great healer.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Business before pleasure.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

No rest for the wicked.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Time is money.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A house is not a home.

A thing begun is half done.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Slow and steady wins the race.

If you build it, they will come.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Forgive and forget.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

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

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

All things must pass.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Life is what you make it.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't rock the boat.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Make haste slowly.

Less said, soon mended.

Money makes the world go round.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It never rains but it pours.

The more the merrier.

Enough is enough.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

More haste, less speed.

Don't get mad, get even.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Pearls of wisdom.

Everyone has their price.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A fish always rots from the head.

Speak as you find.

It's never too late to mend.

There's no smoke without fire.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Let the buyer beware.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Every picture tells a story.

Only fools and horses work.

Money is the root of all evil.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The exception which proves the rule.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The end justifies the means.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

There's one born every minute.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Honesty is the best policy.

Talk is cheap.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You are what you eat.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

East, west, home's best.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Beware the Ides of March.

Haste makes waste.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A good man is hard to find.

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

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The best things in life are free.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't shoot the messenger.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Never speak ill of the dead.

What goes around comes around.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Fight the good fight.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

It's better to give than to receive.

You reap what you sow.

Learn to walk before you run.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Charity begins at home.

Patience is a virtue.

Money talks.

Live and let live.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

To the victor go the spoils.

Put your best foot forward.

Quid pro quo.

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

All's well that ends well.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

To every thing there is a season.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Time flies.

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

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

All the world loves a lover.

God helps those who help themselves.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Ignorance is bliss.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

It takes one to know one.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Fortune favours the brave.

Good fences make good neighbours.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

All that glitters is not gold.

For everything there is a season.

Manners maketh the man.

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Like father, like son.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Fight fire with fire.

No man is an island.

No pain, no gain.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

First impressions are the most lasting.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A bad penny always turns up.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

It takes two to tango.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

All you need is love.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Life begins at forty.

Good things come in small packages.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Keep your powder dry.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Moderation in all things.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

History repeats itself.

Every dog has its day.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

The customer is always right.

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

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

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

There's no time like the present.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Many hands make light work.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Walls have ears.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

If the cap fits, wear it.

There's safety in numbers.

The age of miracles is past.

Needs must when the devil drives.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Knowledge is power.

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

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Seize the day.

Each to their own.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Great minds think alike.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Live and learn.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Give the Devil his due.

It's the singer not the song.