Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The Devil is in the details.

What goes around comes around.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Life is what you make it.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Time is a great healer.

Slow but sure.

Love will find a way.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't shoot the messenger.

It goes without saying.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

All things must pass.

A thing begun is half done.

Every dog has its day.

Dead men tell no tales.

Seeing is believing.

Live and let live.

The show must go on.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Revenge is sweet.

A poor worker blames the tools.

No rest for the wicked.

What goes up must come down.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It's best to be on the safe side.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't win them all.

Go the extra mile.

Waste not, want not.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A house is not a home.

Oil and water don't mix.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The end justifies the means.

Keep your chin up.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Quid pro quo.

Great minds think alike.

A golden key can open any door.

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

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The wages of sin is death.

Cheats never prosper.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A cat has nine lives.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Man does not live by bread alone.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It never rains but it pours.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

No man is an island.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Hope springs eternal.

Put your best foot forward.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You can't always get what you want.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Silence construes consent.

Once bitten, twice shy.

One swallow does not a summer make.

While there is life, there is hope.

Manners maketh the man.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Fight fire with fire.

Less said, soon mended.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

It takes two to tango.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Good things come to those who wait.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Seize the day.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

First come, first served.

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

There's safety in numbers.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The exception which proves the rule.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Moderation in all things.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Give credit where credit is due.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Like father, like son.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Every picture tells a story.

Love is blind.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Each to their own.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Marriages are made in heaven.

If you build it, they will come.

It's all grist to the mill.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Speak as you find.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

It takes one to know one.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

All's fair in love and war.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Different strokes for different folks.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The truth will out.

Time flies.

Make haste slowly.

You can't take it with you.

East, west, home's best.

Make love not war.

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

Misery loves company.

All roads lead to Rome.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The bigger, the better.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Money talks.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

An man's home is his castle.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Forgive and forget.

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

For everything there is a season.

The best things in life are free.

Don't change horses in midstream.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

History repeats itself.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Beware the Ides of March.

Time is money.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Might is right.

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

Less is more.

Cold hands, warm heart.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Honesty is the best policy.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Stupid is as stupid does.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

All you need is love.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

All good things come to those that wait.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

There's no smoke without fire.

Life begins at forty.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You are what you eat.

Better late than never.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Let bygones be bygones.

Home is where the heart is.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Children should be seen and not heard.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A good man is hard to find.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

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

No pain, no gain.

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

Any port in a storm.

Silence is golden.

Money is the root of all evil.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

To every thing there is a season.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Blood is thicker than water.

There's an exception to every rule.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It's never too late to mend.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

You reap what you sow.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Share and share alike.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Everyone has their price.

Fortune favours the brave.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Let well alone.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Better safe than sorry.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Birds of a feather flock together.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Small things amuse small minds.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A watched pot never boils.

First things first.

Third time lucky.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Persuasion is better than force.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

All good things must come to an end.

Money makes the world go round.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Opposites attract.

The more the merrier.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There is honour among thieves.

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

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Love makes the world go round.

No man can serve two masters.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

All's well that ends well.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Charity begins at home.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Live and learn.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Two heads are better than one.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

One hand washes the other.

Haste makes waste.

Never tell tales out of school.

There's no time like the present.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The age of miracles is past.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Look before you leap.

Faith will move mountains.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

More haste, less speed.

No news is good news.

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

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Fight the good fight.

Actions speak louder than words.

Knowledge is power.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Accidents will happen.

Only the good die young.

Good talk saves the food.

Keep your powder dry.

Get out while the getting is good.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Patience is a virtue.

Ignorance is bliss.

Count your blessings.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

He who hesitates is lost.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Always put your best foot forward.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Seek and you shall find.

A cat may look at a king.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Practice makes perfect.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Talk is cheap.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Still waters run deep.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't rock the boat.

There's no place like home.

All that glitters is not gold.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A fish always rots from the head.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Paddle your own canoe.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Bad money drives out good.

Only fools and horses work.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Let the buyer beware.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

All the world loves a lover.

Bad news travels fast.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Time will tell.

Money isn't everything.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Horses for courses.

Jack of all trades, master of none.