You can't take it with you.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

Make haste slowly.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

All good things must come to an end.

A cat may look at a king.

Forgive and forget.

Patience is a virtue.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

An man's home is his castle.

What goes around comes around.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The exception which proves the rule.

East is east, and west is west.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Seeing is believing.

A good man is hard to find.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

God helps those who help themselves.

Every picture tells a story.

A poor worker blames the tools.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

No pain, no gain.

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

Every dog has its day.

Haste makes waste.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A man is known by his friends.

Physician, heal thyself.

Never tell tales out of school.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A word to the wise is enough.

A house is not a home.

Speak as you find.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Blood is thicker than water.

Go the extra mile.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Misery loves company.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Keep your powder dry.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

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

An army marches on its stomach.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

History repeats itself.

Only fools and horses work.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Waste not, want not.

Beware the Ides of March.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Different strokes for different folks.

Horses for courses.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Pearls of wisdom.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Time flies.

Share and share alike.

One good deed deserves another.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Bad money drives out good.

All the world loves a lover.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

No news is good news.

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

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

The more the merrier.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Knowledge is power.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Bad news travels fast.

You win some, you lose some.

The Devil looks after his own.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Quid pro quo.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

For everything there is a season.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Fight fire with fire.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Business before pleasure.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Accidents will happen.

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

Better late than never.

While there is life, there is hope.

Love is blind.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Make hay while the sun shines.

There is honour among thieves.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The wages of sin is death.

Good things come to those who wait.

Seize the day.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Silence construes consent.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All that glitters is not gold.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A watched pot never boils.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It goes without saying.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

All roads lead to Rome.

The show must go on.

Even a worm will turn.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Good fences make good neighbours.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The truth will out.

All publicity is good publicity.

Live and learn.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Look before you leap.

Life is what you make it.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fortune favours the brave.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Money talks.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Walls have ears.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Do as I say, not as I do.

No man is an island.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

To every thing there is a season.

He who hesitates is lost.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You can't always get what you want.

A dog is a man's best friend.

More haste, less speed.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The end justifies the means.

What goes up must come down.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Talk is cheap.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Truth will out.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Forewarned is forearmed.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There's an exception to every rule.

It's the singer not the song.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Enough is enough.

Don't get mad, get even.

Paddle your own canoe.

You reap what you sow.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Many hands make light work.

If you build it, they will come.

Might is right.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Like father, like son.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A person is known by the company they keep.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Let the buyer beware.

Make love not war.

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

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All you need is love.

To the victor go the spoils.

A cat has nine lives.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You can't win them all.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Small things amuse small minds.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Silence is golden.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Time will tell.

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

Third time lucky.

Never speak ill of the dead.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The customer is always right.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The best-laid plans go astray.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Any port in a storm.

East, west, home's best.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Money isn't everything.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Love will find a way.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Each to their own.

Love makes the world go round.

Better safe than sorry.

It never rains but it pours.

There is no accounting for tastes.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Variety is the spice of life.

Only the good die young.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Less is more.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Revenge is sweet.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Great minds think alike.

Opposites attract.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Hide in plain sight.

There's safety in numbers.

Every stick has two ends.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You are never too old to learn.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Manners maketh the man.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Count your blessings.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The best defence is a good offence.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Put your best foot forward.

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

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

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Actions speak louder than words.

There's no time like the present.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Cheats never prosper.

Two heads are better than one.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Let well alone.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

One hand washes the other.

All things must pass.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fight the good fight.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Money is the root of all evil.

Charity begins at home.

Hope springs eternal.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

There's no place like home.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Faith will move mountains.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It takes one to know one.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Practice what you preach.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You are what you eat.

Practice makes perfect.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

All's well that ends well.

Another day, another dollar.

Live and let live.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Moderation in all things.

Time is a great healer.

There's one born every minute.

Wonders will never cease.

The age of miracles is past.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

It's never too late to mend.

It takes two to tango.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Keep your chin up.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Everyone has their price.

Virtue is its own reward.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A golden key can open any door.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Good talk saves the food.

Easy come, easy go.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Crime doesn't pay.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A thing begun is half done.

Life begins at forty.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Nothing new under the sun.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

First things first.

Give credit where credit is due.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Ignorance is bliss.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't sweat the small stuff.