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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A house is not a home.

Look before you leap.

God helps those who help themselves.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Life begins at forty.

You win some, you lose some.

Money talks.

It's all grist to the mill.

Slow but sure.

For everything there is a season.

Always put your best foot forward.

Never tell tales out of school.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

No news is good news.

Go the extra mile.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Nothing new under the sun.

Actions speak louder than words.

Better safe than sorry.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Moderation in all things.

Revenge is sweet.

The wages of sin is death.

Quid pro quo.

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

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

Physician, heal thyself.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

All you need is love.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

No man is an island.

East is east, and west is west.

The early bird gets the worm.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Learn to walk before you run.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Big fish eat little fish.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It never rains but it pours.

Live and learn.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

A good man is hard to find.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

No rest for the wicked.

Let the buyer beware.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Silence construes consent.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Good things come to those who wait.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It takes one to know one.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Life is what you make it.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Give the Devil his due.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Charity begins at home.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Another day, another dollar.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Many hands make light work.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

There's no time like the present.

All good things must come to an end.

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

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

Walls have ears.

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

One hand washes the other.

Time will tell.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The show must go on.

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

Waste not, want not.

Dead men tell no tales.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

The truth will out.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The bigger, the better.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

All things must pass.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

One good deed deserves another.

What goes up must come down.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Share and share alike.

An man's home is his castle.

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

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It takes two to tango.

All the world loves a lover.

First come, first served.

Still waters run deep.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Truth will out.

Money makes the world go round.

Every stick has two ends.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

All roads lead to Rome.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Knowledge is power.

What goes around comes around.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Home is where the heart is.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Time is a great healer.

Make haste slowly.

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

Great minds think alike.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Less is more.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

Make love not war.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Forgive and forget.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You are what you eat.

Two heads are better than one.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Honesty is the best policy.

Even a worm will turn.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

All good things come to those that wait.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

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

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

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

It's better to give than to receive.

All's well that ends well.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Everyone has their price.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The exception which proves the rule.

Count your blessings.

You can't take it with you.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Cheats never prosper.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

You can't win them all.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't rock the boat.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A bad penny always turns up.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

To the victor go the spoils.

Love will find a way.

Easy come, easy go.

All publicity is good publicity.

Money is the root of all evil.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Every picture tells a story.

Each to their own.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Every dog has its day.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Keep your powder dry.

Man does not live by bread alone.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Hope springs eternal.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

All's fair in love and war.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The best things in life are free.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

There's no place like home.

Practice what you preach.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Business before pleasure.

Give credit where credit is due.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Good talk saves the food.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Patience is a virtue.

You can't always get what you want.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Horses for courses.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Time is money.

Seek and you shall find.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Third time lucky.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A word to the wise is enough.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

History repeats itself.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Enough is enough.

Like father, like son.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Time flies.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Any port in a storm.

Different strokes for different folks.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Better late than never.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Only fools and horses work.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Seeing is believing.

Clothes do not make the man.

Fight the good fight.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

If you build it, they will come.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It's never too late to mend.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Beware the Ides of March.

Live and let live.

Nine tailors make a man.

A cat has nine lives.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Fight fire with fire.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The customer is always right.

Misery loves company.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Talk is cheap.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Manners maketh the man.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

You are never too old to learn.

Fortune favours the brave.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Silence is golden.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Small things amuse small minds.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Accidents will happen.

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

Keep your chin up.

Let well alone.

You reap what you sow.

Don't get mad, get even.

The end justifies the means.

Seize the day.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Only the good die young.

A leopard can't change its spots.

No man can serve two masters.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Persuasion is better than force.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There's no smoke without fire.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

There are two sides to every question.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Live and let live.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Crime doesn't pay.

There's one born every minute.

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

No pain, no gain.

Haste makes waste.

There's an exception to every rule.

There is honour among thieves.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Love is blind.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A cat may look at a king.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.