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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Give credit where credit is due.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't rock the boat.

Honesty is the best policy.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Needs must when the devil drives.

An man's home is his castle.

Seize the day.

There's an exception to every rule.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Better safe than sorry.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

East, west, home's best.

Go the extra mile.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Revenge is sweet.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Put your best foot forward.

It never rains but it pours.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Bad news travels fast.

What goes up must come down.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Time is a great healer.

Seeing is believing.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Make love not war.

You win some, you lose some.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Quid pro quo.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Walls have ears.

There's one born every minute.

History repeats itself.

Don't get mad, get even.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Pearls of wisdom.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The early bird gets the worm.

Many hands make light work.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Still waters run deep.

More haste, less speed.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The exception which proves the rule.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Great minds think alike.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

No rest for the wicked.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Everyone has their price.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The bigger, the better.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Home is where the heart is.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

You reap what you sow.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Bad money drives out good.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A stitch in time saves nine.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Might is right.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Tomorrow is another day.

The best things in life are free.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Laughter is the best medicine.

First things first.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A man is known by his friends.

Talk is cheap.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Money makes the world go round.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Fight the good fight.

Learn to walk before you run.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Share and share alike.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Ignorance is bliss.

It's the singer not the song.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

No pain, no gain.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Blood is thicker than water.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

It goes without saying.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Another day, another dollar.

Money isn't everything.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Time will tell.

All that glitters is not gold.

Live and let live.

Only the good die young.

To the victor go the spoils.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Good things come in small packages.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

While there is life, there is hope.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Money talks.

All's well that ends well.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Misery loves company.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

If the cap fits, wear it.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Better late than never.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

One good deed deserves another.

There's safety in numbers.

Little pitchers have big ears.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You can't win them all.

What goes around comes around.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Persuasion is better than force.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Small things amuse small minds.

Charity begins at home.

The end justifies the means.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Patience is a virtue.

Let bygones be bygones.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A picture paints a thousand words.

First come, first served.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

One hand washes the other.

There's no place like home.

Never speak ill of the dead.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Moderation in all things.

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

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

Hope springs eternal.

Silence construes consent.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Oil and water don't mix.

All the world loves a lover.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Truth will out.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's no smoke without fire.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Less is more.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Good talk saves the food.

No news is good news.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Silence is golden.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A cat has nine lives.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Any port in a storm.

Love makes the world go round.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Life begins at forty.

You can't always get what you want.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The best-laid plans go astray.

You can't take it with you.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Practice what you preach.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Every dog has its day.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

The customer is always right.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

He who hesitates is lost.

Virtue is its own reward.

Possession is nine points of the law.

All good things come to those that wait.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

It's better to give than to receive.

To every thing there is a season.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Dead men tell no tales.

Seek and you shall find.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

The more the merrier.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Even a worm will turn.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Slow but sure.

Forgive and forget.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

No man is an island.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Like father, like son.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Every stick has two ends.

There is honour among thieves.

It's never too late to mend.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Faith will move mountains.

Beware the Ides of March.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Knowledge is power.

Out of sight, out of mind.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A word to the wise is enough.

Love is blind.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Each to their own.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Live and learn.

A cat may look at a king.

Cheats never prosper.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The Devil is in the details.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It takes two to tango.

Never tell tales out of school.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

All things must pass.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Opposites attract.

Time is money.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Speak as you find.

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

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A golden key can open any door.

A thing begun is half done.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Make haste slowly.

A good man is hard to find.

There's no time like the present.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Time flies.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Every picture tells a story.

The truth will out.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Always put your best foot forward.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

East is east, and west is west.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

If you build it, they will come.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

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

The Devil looks after his own.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You are what you eat.

It takes one to know one.

Give the Devil his due.

For everything there is a season.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Enough is enough.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

All's fair in love and war.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

No man can serve two masters.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

A house is not a home.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Accidents will happen.