The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The best things in life are free.

Silence construes consent.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Learn to walk before you run.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Manners maketh the man.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

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

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

One hand washes the other.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Cheats never prosper.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Love is blind.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

God helps those who help themselves.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A good man is hard to find.

Time flies.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Opposites attract.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

All you need is love.

Enough is enough.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

No rest for the wicked.

What goes up must come down.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Time is a great healer.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Misery loves company.

There's no time like the present.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A thing begun is half done.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Love makes the world go round.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Count your blessings.

Fight fire with fire.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Time is money.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

There's no place like home.

Keep your chin up.

Each to their own.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A man is known by his friends.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Seize the day.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

You can't take it with you.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Everyone has their price.

No man can serve two masters.

Go the extra mile.

Always put your best foot forward.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Two heads are better than one.

All good things come to those that wait.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

More haste, less speed.

Horses for courses.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Another day, another dollar.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Clothes do not make the man.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Ignorance is bliss.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Nothing new under the sun.

Variety is the spice of life.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Less is more.

Honesty is the best policy.

Nine tailors make a man.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

There's no fool like an old fool.

An army marches on its stomach.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

Money talks.

All that glitters is not gold.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Different strokes for different folks.

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Walls have ears.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The wages of sin is death.

Might is right.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't rock the boat.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

There's one born every minute.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Practice makes perfect.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Look before you leap.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Wonders will never cease.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A word to the wise is enough.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Still waters run deep.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The customer is always right.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Haste makes waste.

No pain, no gain.

Moderation in all things.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It's all grist to the mill.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Tomorrow never comes.

Children and fools tell the truth.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Every picture tells a story.

Bad money drives out good.

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

The show must go on.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Quid pro quo.

Business before pleasure.

There's no smoke without fire.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't get mad, get even.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

A house is not a home.

Better safe than sorry.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

It's the singer not the song.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It goes without saying.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

The truth will out.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The exception which proves the rule.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Silence is golden.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Waste not, want not.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Truth will out.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

All the world loves a lover.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There's safety in numbers.

Only the good die young.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

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

For everything there is a season.

It's better to give than to receive.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Third time lucky.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

An man's home is his castle.

Like father, like son.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Pearls of wisdom.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

All's fair in love and war.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Actions speak louder than words.

Live and learn.

You can't win them all.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

It takes one to know one.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Good talk saves the food.

Small things amuse small minds.

Speak as you find.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Good things come in small packages.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

What goes around comes around.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Great minds think alike.

Time will tell.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Home is where the heart is.

Let well alone.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Practice what you preach.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The end justifies the means.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The best defence is a good offence.

First things first.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Only fools and horses work.

Dead men tell no tales.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Needs must when the devil drives.

You reap what you sow.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It takes two to tango.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Talk is cheap.

Better late than never.

Revenge is sweet.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The age of miracles is past.

Less said, soon mended.

Seeing is believing.

A person is known by the company they keep.

All good things must come to an end.

Money isn't everything.

The pen is mightier than sword.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Bad news travels fast.

Forewarned is forearmed.

It never rains but it pours.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

No news is good news.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Slow but sure.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Every dog has its day.

Never give a sucker an even break.

If you can't be good, be careful.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Blood is thicker than water.

Tomorrow is another day.

Virtue is its own reward.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There's an exception to every rule.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Little pitchers have big ears.

All's well that ends well.

Get out while the getting is good.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Charity begins at home.

Never tell tales out of school.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Accidents will happen.

Let the buyer beware.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Keep your powder dry.

Put your best foot forward.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Keep your chin up.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Crime doesn't pay.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Knowledge is power.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Big fish eat little fish.

History repeats itself.

Pride comes before a fall.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A watched pot never boils.

All things must pass.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A cat has nine lives.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

No man is an island.

The bigger, the better.

Fortune favours the brave.

First come, first served.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Make haste slowly.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

There is honour among thieves.