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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Truth will out.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The show must go on.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

For everything there is a season.

A word to the wise is enough.

History repeats itself.

Love makes the world go round.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Love is blind.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A watched pot never boils.

Give credit where credit is due.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The truth will out.

A cat has nine lives.

Practice makes perfect.

Big fish eat little fish.

Better safe than sorry.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Man does not live by bread alone.

He who hesitates is lost.

Nine tailors make a man.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Time flies.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Life is what you make it.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

First things first.

Nothing new under the sun.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

All things must pass.

Slow but sure.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Wonders will never cease.

An man's home is his castle.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's no time like the present.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Time is a great healer.

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

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A house is not a home.

Youth is wasted on the young.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Life begins at forty.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Easy come, easy go.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Every stick has two ends.

All's fair in love and war.

Better late than never.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Silence is golden.

Silence construes consent.

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

Accidents will happen.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You can't take it with you.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Even a worm will turn.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Hide in plain sight.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Misery loves company.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Blood is thicker than water.

Love will find a way.

You can't win them all.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Never tell tales out of school.

All good things come to those that wait.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Forgive and forget.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Time is money.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The more the merrier.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Beware the Ides of March.

Good things come in small packages.

Count your blessings.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

While there is life, there is hope.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

All you need is love.

All publicity is good publicity.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

First come, first served.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

All's well that ends well.

You are what you eat.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Little pitchers have big ears.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It's never too late to mend.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Moderation in all things.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Honesty is the best policy.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Go the extra mile.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

What goes up must come down.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

To every thing there is a season.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Fight the good fight.

God helps those who help themselves.

Keep your chin up.

Enough is enough.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

What goes around comes around.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A thing begun is half done.

Haste makes waste.

No news is good news.

There's safety in numbers.

Speak as you find.

Get out while the getting is good.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Share and share alike.

Hope springs eternal.

Every dog has its day.

East is east, and west is west.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Live and learn.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

There are two sides to every question.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Seize the day.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Each to their own.

Many hands make light work.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Only the good die young.

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

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

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

All good things must come to an end.

Crime doesn't pay.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

One hand washes the other.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Might is right.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

A good man is hard to find.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

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

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Fight fire with fire.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

There is honour among thieves.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A bad penny always turns up.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Different strokes for different folks.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Enough is as good as a feast.

There's no smoke without fire.

Knowledge is power.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

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

Waste not, want not.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Dead men tell no tales.

Like father, like son.

You reap what you sow.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The bigger, the better.

Look before you leap.

You win some, you lose some.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Two heads are better than one.

Less is more.

Don't rock the boat.

Make love not war.

A golden key can open any door.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Practice what you preach.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Talk is cheap.

Another day, another dollar.

No pain, no gain.

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

Horses for courses.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Third time lucky.

Keep your powder dry.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Opposites attract.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Less said, soon mended.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Make haste slowly.

Always put your best foot forward.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

No man can serve two masters.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All the world loves a lover.

Quid pro quo.

Ignorance is bliss.

There's no place like home.

You are never too old to learn.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Good talk saves the food.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The customer is always right.

Small things amuse small minds.

Money talks.

It's all grist to the mill.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

The best things in life are free.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It never rains but it pours.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

If you build it, they will come.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Any port in a storm.

Money isn't everything.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Walls have ears.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Let well alone.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A man is known by his friends.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The early bird gets the worm.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Put your best foot forward.

Fortune favours the brave.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Seek and you shall find.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Persuasion is better than force.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Manners maketh the man.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It takes one to know one.

Time will tell.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Still waters run deep.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

If you can't be good, be careful.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Everyone has their price.

Seeing is believing.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

More haste, less speed.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

No man is an island.

It goes without saying.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's the singer not the song.

Attack is the best form of defence.

All roads lead to Rome.

Revenge is sweet.

East, west, home's best.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Home is where the heart is.

The wages of sin is death.

Clothes do not make the man.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Patience is a virtue.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's better to give than to receive.

An army marches on its stomach.

Faith will move mountains.

The end justifies the means.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Make hay while the sun shines.