Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Look before you leap.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Fight the good fight.

Bad money drives out good.

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

No man can serve two masters.

He who hesitates is lost.

All you need is love.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Less said, soon mended.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Might is right.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Blood is thicker than water.

A good man is hard to find.

Persuasion is better than force.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A cat has nine lives.

You reap what you sow.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Money isn't everything.

Time is money.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

There's safety in numbers.

God helps those who help themselves.

Let well alone.

Keep your powder dry.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Business before pleasure.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

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

More haste, less speed.

Time will tell.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Life begins at forty.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

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

There's one born every minute.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Love will find a way.

Live and let live.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There's no place like home.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

First things first.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

You are what you eat.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

All good things come to those that wait.

Everyone has their price.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Ignorance is bliss.

Nothing succeeds like success.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There are two sides to every question.

A thing begun is half done.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Let the buyer beware.

Walls have ears.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Manners maketh the man.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

The truth will out.

Share and share alike.

Crime doesn't pay.

All things must pass.

Opposites attract.

All's well that ends well.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Money is the root of all evil.

Time flies.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Speak as you find.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A word to the wise is enough.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Seize the day.

Misery loves company.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't get mad, get even.

All publicity is good publicity.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You win some, you lose some.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's better to give than to receive.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

To every thing there is a season.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

The more the merrier.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Each to their own.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Actions speak louder than words.

No rest for the wicked.

Good talk saves the food.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

There is honour among thieves.

If you build it, they will come.

Every dog has its day.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Accidents will happen.

The wages of sin is death.

Clothes do not make the man.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Patience is a virtue.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

An man's home is his castle.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The age of miracles is past.

For everything there is a season.

Slow but sure.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Moderation in all things.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

What goes up must come down.

Love makes the world go round.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Better safe than sorry.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Waste not, want not.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It takes two to tango.

You are never too old to learn.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Great minds think alike.

A house is not a home.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Charity begins at home.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Horses for courses.

First come, first served.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

History repeats itself.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Enough is enough.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A golden key can open any door.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

There's no time like the present.

Practice what you preach.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Life is what you make it.

Any port in a storm.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Good things come in small packages.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Oil and water don't mix.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Let the dead bury the dead.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Forgive and forget.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Time is a great healer.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

A cat may look at a king.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Talk is cheap.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Many hands make light work.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The customer is always right.

It goes without saying.

Hide in plain sight.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Better late than never.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The exception which proves the rule.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Money talks.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

No pain, no gain.

Still waters run deep.

Make love not war.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

No man is an island.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Haste makes waste.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Get out while the getting is good.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

East is east, and west is west.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Truth will out.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

What goes around comes around.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Wonders will never cease.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Nine tailors make a man.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The show must go on.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You can't win them all.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Go the extra mile.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It takes one to know one.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

An army marches on its stomach.

Faith will move mountains.

Keep your chin up.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Two heads are better than one.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Only the good die young.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Handsome is as handsome does.

You can't always get what you want.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

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

Virtue is its own reward.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Money makes the world go round.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

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

Live and learn.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Revenge is sweet.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Let bygones be bygones.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Put your best foot forward.

The pen is mightier than sword.

One hand washes the other.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There's no fool like an old fool.

While there is life, there is hope.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Even a worm will turn.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Knowledge is power.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Like father, like son.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Practice makes perfect.

It's never too late to mend.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Give the Devil his due.

All roads lead to Rome.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Tomorrow is another day.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Count your blessings.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Never tell tales out of school.

Pride comes before a fall.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Honesty is the best policy.

Silence is golden.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Every stick has two ends.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Quid pro quo.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Only fools and horses work.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A watched pot never boils.

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

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Good things come to those who wait.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Seeing is believing.

Nothing new under the sun.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

All's fair in love and war.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Laughter is the best medicine.

An man's home is his castle.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Learn to walk before you run.