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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

The customer is always right.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Always put your best foot forward.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

There's no place like home.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Easy come, easy go.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

No man can serve two masters.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Bad news travels fast.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Beware the Ides of March.

You can't win them all.

Every dog has its day.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Good things come in small packages.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Love makes the world go round.

There's no time like the present.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

God helps those who help themselves.

Third time lucky.

Faith will move mountains.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Talk is cheap.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Everyone has their price.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Let well alone.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Only the good die young.

Accidents will happen.

It never rains but it pours.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Money talks.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Never tell tales out of school.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

An army marches on its stomach.

Fight fire with fire.

The early bird gets the worm.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Make haste slowly.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

It takes two to tango.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

While there is life, there is hope.

Money is the root of all evil.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Count your blessings.

Practice what you preach.

No man is an island.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A man is known by his friends.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Time will tell.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Better late than never.

Silence construes consent.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A picture paints a thousand words.

East is east, and west is west.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Good talk saves the food.

A cat may look at a king.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Every picture tells a story.

Still waters run deep.

Time is money.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Share and share alike.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Actions speak louder than words.

There is honour among thieves.

Moderation in all things.

Life is what you make it.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A cat has nine lives.

Go the extra mile.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There's one born every minute.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

He who hesitates is lost.

What goes around comes around.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The best defence is a good offence.

Ignorance is bliss.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Life begins at forty.

There's no smoke without fire.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Pearls of wisdom.

Keep your chin up.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Charity begins at home.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

No rest for the wicked.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Give the Devil his due.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Practice makes perfect.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Money isn't everything.

You win some, you lose some.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Seeing is believing.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

First come, first served.

Great minds think alike.

Persuasion is better than force.

Big fish eat little fish.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Birds of a feather flock together.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

All things must pass.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Give credit where credit is due.

Keep your powder dry.

Even a worm will turn.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Blood is thicker than water.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Enough is enough.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It's all grist to the mill.

One hand washes the other.

Truth will out.

Paddle your own canoe.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Only fools and horses work.

All publicity is good publicity.

Revenge is sweet.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

One good deed deserves another.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Time flies.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

You are what you eat.

Less said, soon mended.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

A house is not a home.

Any port in a storm.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

If you build it, they will come.

All roads lead to Rome.

Enough is as good as a feast.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Two heads are better than one.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The truth will out.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Another day, another dollar.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Time is a great healer.

The end justifies the means.

The best things in life are free.

All's fair in love and war.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Let the buyer beware.

There are two sides to every question.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Business before pleasure.

It's never too late to mend.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

For everything there is a season.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Each to their own.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

One swallow does not a summer make.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Live and let live.

Like father, like son.

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

A thing begun is half done.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

What goes up must come down.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Physician, heal thyself.

A good man is hard to find.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

First things first.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It takes one to know one.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There's safety in numbers.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

No pain, no gain.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Slow but sure.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All that glitters is not gold.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A word to the wise is enough.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Curiosity killed the cat.

If you can't be good, be careful.

No news is good news.

Wonders will never cease.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Many hands make light work.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Love will find a way.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

History repeats itself.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Less is more.

All you need is love.

Bad money drives out good.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Make love not war.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Crime doesn't pay.

Forgive and forget.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Love is blind.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

To every thing there is a season.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Live and learn.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't rock the boat.

A new broom sweeps clean.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Waste not, want not.

It goes without saying.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Quid pro quo.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Horses for courses.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Haste makes waste.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Oil and water don't mix.

Tomorrow never comes.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Good things come to those who wait.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

More haste, less speed.

Fortune favours the brave.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

You reap what you sow.

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

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The more the merrier.

Seize the day.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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