Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You reap what you sow.

Physician, heal thyself.

There's one born every minute.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

One hand washes the other.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Never give a sucker an even break.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Everyone has their price.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Money isn't everything.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Give the Devil his due.

There's safety in numbers.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Home is where the heart is.

Tomorrow never comes.

Third time lucky.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Persuasion is better than force.

Man does not live by bread alone.

It never rains but it pours.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A bad penny always turns up.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Silence is golden.

Honesty is the best policy.

You win some, you lose some.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

When one door shuts, another opens.

There are two sides to every question.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A cat has nine lives.

Different strokes for different folks.

Love is blind.

Put your best foot forward.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Each to their own.

It takes two to tango.

Speak as you find.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Good things come to those who wait.

An army marches on its stomach.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Share and share alike.

Let the buyer beware.

Time is money.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

All you need is love.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Fortune favours the brave.

Look before you leap.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Youth is wasted on the young.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Haste makes waste.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Great minds think alike.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Less is more.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Money makes the world go round.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

He who hesitates is lost.

Keep your chin up.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Big fish eat little fish.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Christmas comes but once a year.

What goes around comes around.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

There's a time and a place for everything.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Better late than never.

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

No man is an island.

Pride comes before a fall.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

More haste, less speed.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

For everything there is a season.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A good man is hard to find.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

To the victor go the spoils.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Bad money drives out good.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Make love not war.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The age of miracles is past.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Money talks.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Bad news travels fast.

Once a thief, always a thief.

East is east, and west is west.

No rest for the wicked.

Small things amuse small minds.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Quid pro quo.

Opposites attract.

The show must go on.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Variety is the spice of life.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Moderation in all things.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Give credit where credit is due.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Walls have ears.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Practice makes perfect.

Make haste slowly.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Actions speak louder than words.

All the world loves a lover.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Hope springs eternal.

Seek and you shall find.

First things first.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

What goes up must come down.

There is honour among thieves.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Count your blessings.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A word to the wise is enough.

Talk is cheap.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Time is a great healer.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There's no time like the present.

Forewarned is forearmed.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Nine tailors make a man.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't rock the boat.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

History repeats itself.

Many hands make light work.

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

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

Every stick has two ends.

A cat may look at a king.

Cheats never prosper.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Get out while the getting is good.

Less said, soon mended.

A leopard can't change its spots.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Dead men tell no tales.

A house is not a home.

Every dog has its day.

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

Good talk saves the food.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

One good deed deserves another.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Slow but sure.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Seeing is believing.

Revenge is sweet.

Love will find a way.

Go the extra mile.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

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

It takes one to know one.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Let well alone.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Like father, like son.

Oil and water don't mix.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

If you build it, they will come.

Wonders will never cease.

Another day, another dollar.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A thing begun is half done.

Might is right.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Forgive and forget.

Life begins at forty.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

All publicity is good publicity.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Business before pleasure.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Misery loves company.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The truth will out.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The more the merrier.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Birds of a feather flock together.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

The best things in life are free.

Don't get mad, get even.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

No pain, no gain.

The customer is always right.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Still waters run deep.

You can't take it with you.

Charity begins at home.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Keep your powder dry.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It's the singer not the song.

Live and let live.

While there is life, there is hope.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

No news is good news.

All things must pass.

All good things come to those that wait.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Truth will out.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

All's well that ends well.

Any port in a storm.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Crime doesn't pay.

Life is what you make it.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

All roads lead to Rome.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The best defence is a good offence.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Better safe than sorry.

All's fair in love and war.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The bigger, the better.

Fight the good fight.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Time flies.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You are what you eat.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Live and learn.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Fight fire with fire.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

There's no place like home.

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

Horses for courses.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Learn to walk before you run.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Only fools and horses work.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Time will tell.

You are never too old to learn.

No man can serve two masters.

Practice what you preach.

It goes without saying.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

First come, first served.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

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

Only the good die young.

Even a worm will turn.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

East, west, home's best.

Good things come in small packages.

Laughter is the best medicine.

An man's home is his castle.

There's an exception to every rule.

Curiosity killed the cat.