Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Bad money drives out good.

Home is where the heart is.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

One hand washes the other.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Ignorance is bliss.

Wonders will never cease.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Good things come to those who wait.

Might is right.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

It takes one to know one.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't get mad, get even.

East is east, and west is west.

A watched pot never boils.

Good fences make good neighbours.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

To every thing there is a season.

A thing begun is half done.

Two heads are better than one.

The exception which proves the rule.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Always put your best foot forward.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A golden key can open any door.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

No man is an island.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Speak as you find.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Slow but sure.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Less is more.

Knowledge is power.

It's never too late to mend.

There's no place like home.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

All publicity is good publicity.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Paddle your own canoe.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

A bad penny always turns up.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't rock the boat.

All that glitters is not gold.

An man's home is his castle.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Stupid is as stupid does.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Manners maketh the man.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Every stick has two ends.

Different strokes for different folks.

The end justifies the means.

What goes up must come down.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

You are what you eat.

The best defence is a good offence.

Tomorrow is another day.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

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

What goes around comes around.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Forgive and forget.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

The Devil is in the details.

No news is good news.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Let well alone.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Horses for courses.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Bad news travels fast.

Live and learn.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You can't always get what you want.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Accidents will happen.

One good deed deserves another.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

If you build it, they will come.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Love will find a way.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

Cheats never prosper.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The truth will out.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

No rest for the wicked.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Tomorrow never comes.

Any port in a storm.

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

Seize the day.

Life begins at forty.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Fight the good fight.

Waste not, want not.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Beggars can't be choosers.

All the world loves a lover.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Faith will move mountains.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Count your blessings.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

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

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It never rains but it pours.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You can't take it with you.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Blood is thicker than water.

Let the buyer beware.

There's one born every minute.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Make love not war.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

If you can't be good, be careful.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It goes without saying.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Walls have ears.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Make haste slowly.

Only the good die young.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Hope springs eternal.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The age of miracles is past.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Every dog has its day.

Practice makes perfect.

Every picture tells a story.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

An army marches on its stomach.

Enough is enough.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

For everything there is a season.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A house is not a home.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Third time lucky.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Time flies.

Still waters run deep.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Fight fire with fire.

Pride comes before a fall.

First things first.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Seeing is believing.

Only fools and horses work.

Charity begins at home.

Keep your chin up.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Share and share alike.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Virtue is its own reward.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Seek and you shall find.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Life is what you make it.

Hide in plain sight.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Everyone has their price.

Less said, soon mended.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

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

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Nothing new under the sun.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Beware the Ides of March.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Great minds think alike.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Money isn't everything.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

No man can serve two masters.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Each to their own.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Time is a great healer.

History repeats itself.

There's an exception to every rule.

Time will tell.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Haste makes waste.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Clothes do not make the man.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Forewarned is forearmed.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

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

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

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

All's fair in love and war.

It's better to give than to receive.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Dead men tell no tales.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The show must go on.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Moderation in all things.

Give the Devil his due.

First come, first served.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A cat has nine lives.

A word to the wise is enough.

Good talk saves the food.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You are never too old to learn.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Look before you leap.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Truth will out.

All roads lead to Rome.

Talk is cheap.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The Devil looks after his own.

Like father, like son.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

God helps those who help themselves.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The more the merrier.

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

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

All you need is love.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

All good things must come to an end.

Misery loves company.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Honesty is the best policy.

A cat may look at a king.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Big fish eat little fish.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Opposites attract.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Go the extra mile.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Silence is golden.

Keep your powder dry.

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

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The wages of sin is death.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Learn to walk before you run.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Fortune favours the brave.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Practice what you preach.

Silence construes consent.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Better late than never.

Beauty is only skin deep.

You reap what you sow.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A good man is hard to find.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It's the singer not the song.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Good things come in small packages.

The bigger, the better.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Many hands make light work.

Easy come, easy go.

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

The best things in life are free.

There's an exception to every rule.

There's no fool like an old fool.

You can't win them all.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Slow and steady wins the race.

East, west, home's best.