Don't mix business with pleasure.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Horses for courses.

An army marches on its stomach.

Hide in plain sight.

Love will find a way.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You are never too old to learn.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

The show must go on.

Many hands make light work.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Go the extra mile.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

If you can't be good, be careful.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

There's no smoke without fire.

Seek and you shall find.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Walls have ears.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Waste not, want not.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Better safe than sorry.

Misery loves company.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You reap what you sow.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Good talk saves the food.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Little pitchers have big ears.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A cat may look at a king.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Learn to walk before you run.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Pride comes before a fall.

East, west, home's best.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Might is right.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

No pain, no gain.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Even a worm will turn.

A house is not a home.

Revenge is sweet.

Don't rock the boat.

Share and share alike.

It's never too late to mend.

Knowledge is power.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

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

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Two heads are better than one.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It's better to give than to receive.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

History repeats itself.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

There's no place like home.

Talk is cheap.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Faith will move mountains.

The end justifies the means.

To the victor go the spoils.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Small things amuse small minds.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

One hand washes the other.

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

It takes one to know one.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The age of miracles is past.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Fight the good fight.

Physician, heal thyself.

Good things come in small packages.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Home is where the heart is.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't shoot the messenger.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Ignorance is bliss.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Charity begins at home.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

More haste, less speed.

There's safety in numbers.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A good man is hard to find.

Fortune favours the brave.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You can't take it with you.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Live and let live.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The Devil looks after his own.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Money talks.

Crime doesn't pay.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Every picture tells a story.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Time will tell.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Tomorrow is another day.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

An man's home is his castle.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Persuasion is better than force.

Money makes the world go round.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Every dog has its day.

A fish always rots from the head.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

If you build it, they will come.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A poor worker blames the tools.

All the world loves a lover.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

All you need is love.

The wages of sin is death.

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

What goes up must come down.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

He who hesitates is lost.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You win some, you lose some.

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

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

A man is known by his friends.

No man is an island.

Wonders will never cease.

Live and learn.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Opposites attract.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Pearls of wisdom.

No news is good news.

Dead men tell no tales.

It's the singer not the song.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Get out while the getting is good.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Always put your best foot forward.

Oil and water don't mix.

Blood is thicker than water.

There's no time like the present.

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

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

The customer is always right.

Time flies.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Good things come to those who wait.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

What goes around comes around.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Easy come, easy go.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

No man can serve two masters.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Less said, soon mended.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Slow but sure.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A stitch in time saves nine.

No rest for the wicked.

Haste makes waste.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Laughter is the best medicine.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The best things in life are free.

Still waters run deep.

Make haste slowly.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Only the good die young.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Put your best foot forward.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Actions speak louder than words.

Life begins at forty.

Speak as you find.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Seize the day.

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

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

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

Silence construes consent.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Accidents will happen.

Keep your powder dry.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Count your blessings.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

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

Forgive and forget.

Bad money drives out good.

Life is what you make it.

You can't always get what you want.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All good things must come to an end.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Like father, like son.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Great minds think alike.

Tomorrow never comes.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Seeing is believing.

Look before you leap.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It goes without saying.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A golden key can open any door.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Better late than never.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Clothes do not make the man.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Virtue is its own reward.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

All things must pass.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Every stick has two ends.

First things first.

Less is more.

To every thing there is a season.

Business before pleasure.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Money is the root of all evil.

There's one born every minute.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

All that glitters is not gold.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A bad penny always turns up.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A thing begun is half done.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It's best to be on the safe side.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Truth will out.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Practice what you preach.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

All's well that ends well.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Silence is golden.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Manners maketh the man.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Let the buyer beware.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Enough is enough.

Let bygones be bygones.

Time is money.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

All good things come to those that wait.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A word to the wise is enough.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Honesty is the best policy.

First come, first served.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The truth will out.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Keep your chin up.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.