The customer is always right.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't rock the boat.

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

There's no place like home.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A miss is as good as a mile.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

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

Share and share alike.

Patience is a virtue.

It goes without saying.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You can't take it with you.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Better safe than sorry.

Opposites attract.

Let the buyer beware.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There's no smoke without fire.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You are never too old to learn.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

What goes around comes around.

Oil and water don't mix.

You reap what you sow.

All you need is love.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Good things come in small packages.

Home is where the heart is.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A fish always rots from the head.

Moderation in all things.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A cat may look at a king.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Get out while the getting is good.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

No man is an island.

The age of miracles is past.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Enough is enough.

No rest for the wicked.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Children and fools tell the truth.

First things first.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Time flies.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Big fish eat little fish.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

There's no time like the present.

Love makes the world go round.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Actions speak louder than words.

Business before pleasure.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

All that glitters is not gold.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Money makes the world go round.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You are what you eat.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Two heads are better than one.

There's one born every minute.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Speak as you find.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Honesty is the best policy.

Silence construes consent.

Nine tailors make a man.

A house is not a home.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Haste makes waste.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Handsome is as handsome does.

There are two sides to every question.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Many hands make light work.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Pride comes before a fall.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

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

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

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Time is a great healer.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Love will find a way.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Half a loaf is better than none.

What goes up must come down.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

No man can serve two masters.

It's never too late to mend.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Let bygones be bygones.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

More haste, less speed.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Horses for courses.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Fight the good fight.

It's better to give than to receive.

Everyone has their price.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

There's safety in numbers.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Cheats never prosper.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Any port in a storm.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Crime doesn't pay.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You can't win them all.

One hand washes the other.

Quid pro quo.

God helps those who help themselves.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

All's fair in love and war.

All the world loves a lover.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Make haste slowly.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The truth will out.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Ignorance is bliss.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

East is east, and west is west.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Different strokes for different folks.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Make love not war.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

To every thing there is a season.

Revenge is sweet.

No pain, no gain.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A bad penny always turns up.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Bad money drives out good.

Money talks.

A watched pot never boils.

Money isn't everything.

Accidents will happen.

Every dog has its day.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Let the dead bury the dead.

To the victor go the spoils.

Talk is cheap.

No news is good news.

Beware the Ides of March.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

An army marches on its stomach.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Wonders will never cease.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Walls have ears.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Still waters run deep.

Live and learn.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Time will tell.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Third time lucky.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The wages of sin is death.

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

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

Another day, another dollar.

Give the Devil his due.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

You can't always get what you want.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The show must go on.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Hope springs eternal.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

All things must pass.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The best things in life are free.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

All good things must come to an end.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Bad news travels fast.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Time is money.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Manners maketh the man.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A golden key can open any door.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

The more the merrier.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Slow but sure.

Life begins at forty.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

While there is life, there is hope.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Seize the day.

History repeats itself.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

For everything there is a season.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

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

It takes two to tango.

Love is blind.

Live and let live.

Only fools and horses work.

All's well that ends well.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Small things amuse small minds.

Seeing is believing.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A man is known by his friends.

The bigger, the better.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Physician, heal thyself.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Good things come to those who wait.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Great minds think alike.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Practice what you preach.

If you build it, they will come.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

All roads lead to Rome.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Life is what you make it.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Better late than never.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Knowledge is power.

Paddle your own canoe.

First come, first served.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

A cat has nine lives.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

An man's home is his castle.

There's an exception to every rule.

Keep your chin up.

Misery loves company.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Clothes do not make the man.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The best defence is a good offence.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Forgive and forget.

Count your blessings.

Tomorrow never comes.

Less is more.

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

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

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

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Never tell tales out of school.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There is honour among thieves.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Once a thief, always a thief.

You win some, you lose some.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Nothing new under the sun.

Practice makes perfect.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Like father, like son.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Less said, soon mended.