Handsome is as handsome does.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Waste not, want not.

Make hay while the sun shines.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Make haste slowly.

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

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Blood is thicker than water.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Wonders will never cease.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Man does not live by bread alone.

All good things come to those that wait.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Walls have ears.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Keep your chin up.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

It's all grist to the mill.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Paddle your own canoe.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Opposites attract.

Tomorrow never comes.

Small things amuse small minds.

Might is right.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Live and let live.

Beware the Ides of March.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Another day, another dollar.

All roads lead to Rome.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The end justifies the means.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Go the extra mile.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

Do as I say, not as I do.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Better late than never.

Bad money drives out good.

Nothing new under the sun.

Fight the good fight.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

You win some, you lose some.

Let the buyer beware.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A golden key can open any door.

Money isn't everything.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Time is a great healer.

First come, first served.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Every stick has two ends.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Let bygones be bygones.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Time flies.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Less said, soon mended.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Look before you leap.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

It's never too late to mend.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

All good things must come to an end.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

For everything there is a season.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't rock the boat.

Fight fire with fire.

All's fair in love and war.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Keep your powder dry.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Life is what you make it.

Quid pro quo.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Tomorrow is another day.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Enough is enough.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Moderation in all things.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

There's an exception to every rule.

A house is not a home.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Laughter is the best medicine.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Silence construes consent.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Charity begins at home.

Haste makes waste.

The show must go on.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Slow but sure.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

No man is an island.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Pearls of wisdom.

One good deed deserves another.

If the cap fits, wear it.

All things must pass.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Home is where the heart is.

Easy come, easy go.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

Silence is golden.

Many hands make light work.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Live and learn.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

East, west, home's best.

A word to the wise is enough.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Oil and water don't mix.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Good talk saves the food.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Time will tell.

A thing begun is half done.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

First things first.

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

Knowledge is power.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The customer is always right.

Let the dead bury the dead.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

No news is good news.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Only the good die young.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Life begins at forty.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Misery loves company.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Persuasion is better than force.

It goes without saying.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Dead men tell no tales.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There's no fool like an old fool.

An army marches on its stomach.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Count your blessings.

Love is blind.

No rest for the wicked.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Business before pleasure.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Faith will move mountains.

Everyone has their price.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Accidents will happen.

Big fish eat little fish.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Patience is a virtue.

Speak as you find.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

History repeats itself.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Cold hands, warm heart.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Clothes do not make the man.

All the world loves a lover.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

An man's home is his castle.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The wages of sin is death.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Never tell tales out of school.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Cheats never prosper.

To the victor go the spoils.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

A good man is hard to find.

Crime doesn't pay.

Every dog has its day.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Put your best foot forward.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Revenge is sweet.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The more the merrier.

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Actions speak louder than words.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Bad news travels fast.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There's one born every minute.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

What goes around comes around.

Horses for courses.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It takes two to tango.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Give the Devil his due.

While there is life, there is hope.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Two heads are better than one.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Money is the root of all evil.

To every thing there is a season.

Money talks.

Curiosity killed the cat.

No pain, no gain.

Beauty is only skin deep.

You can't win them all.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You can't always get what you want.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Ignorance is bliss.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Pride comes before a fall.

The Devil is in the details.

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The best things in life are free.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

A watched pot never boils.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

East is east, and west is west.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Get out while the getting is good.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't get mad, get even.

A cat has nine lives.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Each to their own.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Any port in a storm.

All you need is love.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Make love not war.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

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

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Talk is cheap.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You are never too old to learn.

Share and share alike.

Seeing is believing.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

There's no place like home.

Less is more.

All's well that ends well.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The truth will out.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Waste not, want not.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Great minds think alike.

There's safety in numbers.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Let well alone.

Money makes the world go round.

A leopard can't change its spots.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Seize the day.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

You can't take it with you.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Time is money.

There's no time like the present.

A man is known by his friends.

Third time lucky.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Practice what you preach.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.