Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

You can't win them all.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Another day, another dollar.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

You are what you eat.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Big fish eat little fish.

Cheats never prosper.

Forgive and forget.

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

Time will tell.

All roads lead to Rome.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A new broom sweeps clean.

No man can serve two masters.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't get mad, get even.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Every stick has two ends.

Count your blessings.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Clothes do not make the man.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The best things in life are free.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

All things must pass.

Each to their own.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There are two sides to every question.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

A golden key can open any door.

Get out while the getting is good.

All's well that ends well.

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

Don't rock the boat.

A house is not a home.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Tomorrow is another day.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

All good things must come to an end.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Two heads are better than one.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It goes without saying.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Curiosity killed the cat.

East, west, home's best.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Actions speak louder than words.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Knowledge is power.

The show must go on.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Money isn't everything.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Never tell tales out of school.

Share and share alike.

There's no smoke without fire.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

More haste, less speed.

No rest for the wicked.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

One hand washes the other.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Truth will out.

It's all grist to the mill.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

First things first.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

There is honour among thieves.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

There's no place like home.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

The bigger, the better.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Everyone has their price.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

What goes up must come down.

Easy come, easy go.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

To every thing there is a season.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Virtue is its own reward.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Practice what you preach.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Good things come in small packages.

It's better to give than to receive.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Hope springs eternal.

Accidents will happen.

He who hesitates is lost.

Life is what you make it.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Revenge is sweet.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Seize the day.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Live and let live.

You win some, you lose some.

Practice makes perfect.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Like father, like son.

Seek and you shall find.

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

A cat may look at a king.

You reap what you sow.

First impressions are the most lasting.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Seeing is believing.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

There's no time like the present.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

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

Keep your chin up.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Might is right.

It takes one to know one.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A word to the wise is enough.

Business before pleasure.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Money makes the world go round.

You can't make bricks without straw.

All good things come to those that wait.

Talk is cheap.

An army marches on its stomach.

Love will find a way.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Different strokes for different folks.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The early bird gets the worm.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The Devil is in the details.

All publicity is good publicity.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Any port in a storm.

Home is where the heart is.

Pearls of wisdom.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Still waters run deep.

A poor worker blames the tools.

East is east, and west is west.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Quid pro quo.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Less said, soon mended.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Wonders will never cease.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Every picture tells a story.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

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

Only the good die young.

All's fair in love and war.

Go the extra mile.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

All you need is love.

Keep your powder dry.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Put your best foot forward.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Always put your best foot forward.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Nine tailors make a man.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Honesty is the best policy.

Give the Devil his due.

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

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Time flies.

Waste not, want not.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

It takes two to tango.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Live and learn.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Look before you leap.

Paddle your own canoe.

The exception which proves the rule.

Money talks.

An man's home is his castle.

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

History repeats itself.

Life begins at forty.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

A bad penny always turns up.

No pain, no gain.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The customer is always right.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Faith will move mountains.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Love is blind.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Better late than never.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

For everything there is a season.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

You are never too old to learn.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Third time lucky.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The best defence is a good offence.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Bad money drives out good.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

If you build it, they will come.

A man is known by his friends.

Let the buyer beware.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Less is more.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

Persuasion is better than force.

The wages of sin is death.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Many hands make light work.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

God helps those who help themselves.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The end justifies the means.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Only fools and horses work.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Enough is enough.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Oil and water don't mix.

Charity begins at home.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

One good deed deserves another.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Walls have ears.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

What goes around comes around.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Make love not war.

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

First come, first served.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It's the singer not the song.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

No news is good news.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Horses for courses.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Moderation in all things.

Great minds think alike.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

The truth will out.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Slow but sure.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Ignorance is bliss.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Small things amuse small minds.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Every dog has its day.

Speak as you find.

Silence construes consent.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

There's one born every minute.

Hide in plain sight.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A watched pot never boils.

Never speak ill of the dead.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Bad news travels fast.

Learn to walk before you run.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Good things come to those who wait.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The Devil looks after his own.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

No man is an island.

There's an exception to every rule.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

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

Haste makes waste.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Time is money.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Blood is thicker than water.

Misery loves company.

Even a worm will turn.

Better safe than sorry.

Time is a great healer.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Horses for courses.