A bad penny always turns up.

Patience is a virtue.

All good things must come to an end.

Knowledge is power.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Great minds think alike.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It takes one to know one.

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Money is the root of all evil.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

No man can serve two masters.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Let the buyer beware.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Enough is enough.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A cat has nine lives.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Forgive and forget.

Manners maketh the man.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Good things come in small packages.

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

There's no place like home.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A word to the wise is enough.

Practice makes perfect.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

All the world loves a lover.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A dog is a man's best friend.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Charity begins at home.

Quid pro quo.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

You are never too old to learn.

To every thing there is a season.

Good talk saves the food.

Cheats never prosper.

Strike while the iron is hot.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Love makes the world go round.

Count your blessings.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Might is right.

Fight fire with fire.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Virtue is its own reward.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Revenge is sweet.

Truth will out.

Any port in a storm.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The age of miracles is past.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Wonders will never cease.

There's no smoke without fire.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A good man is hard to find.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

It's never too late to mend.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The bigger, the better.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

It goes without saying.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It's all grist to the mill.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Honesty is the best policy.

Everyone has their price.

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

Fight the good fight.

Talk is cheap.

Haste makes waste.

Life begins at forty.

A man is known by his friends.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Give the Devil his due.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

What goes around comes around.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Third time lucky.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

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

Share and share alike.

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

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Less is more.

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

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

What goes up must come down.

Easy come, easy go.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

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

For everything there is a season.

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

You are what you eat.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

An man's home is his castle.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Make love not war.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The truth will out.

Business before pleasure.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A golden key can open any door.

Tomorrow is another day.

Paddle your own canoe.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

More haste, less speed.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Keep your chin up.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

One hand washes the other.

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

Only the good die young.

The wages of sin is death.

Like father, like son.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Silence is golden.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Money talks.

No man is an island.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

No pain, no gain.

Only fools and horses work.

You can't make bricks without straw.

East is east, and west is west.

Let bygones be bygones.

Blood is thicker than water.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

All things must pass.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Many hands make light work.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Better late than never.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Horses for courses.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Every stick has two ends.

Even a worm will turn.

It's the singer not the song.

Out of sight, out of mind.

First things first.

An army marches on its stomach.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Practice what you preach.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Big fish eat little fish.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The show must go on.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Slow but sure.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

There's no time like the present.

Don't shoot the messenger.

There's a time and a place for everything.

No rest for the wicked.

Beware the Ides of March.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The pen is mightier than sword.

All's well that ends well.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

There's an exception to every rule.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Live and let live.

The more the merrier.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Love will find a way.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Let well alone.

Good fences make good neighbours.

There is honour among thieves.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Look before you leap.

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

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Nine tailors make a man.

A house is not a home.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Go the extra mile.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Misery loves company.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Stupid is as stupid does.

No news is good news.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

History repeats itself.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

While there is life, there is hope.

You can't take it with you.

Always put your best foot forward.

You reap what you sow.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Every dog has its day.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't rock the boat.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Each to their own.

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

There's safety in numbers.

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

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

All that glitters is not gold.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Still waters run deep.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Love is blind.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Hide in plain sight.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The Devil is in the details.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

East, west, home's best.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A picture paints a thousand words.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Seeing is believing.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Get out while the getting is good.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Home is where the heart is.

Pearls of wisdom.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Accidents will happen.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The exception which proves the rule.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The customer is always right.

All you need is love.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

If you build it, they will come.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Bad money drives out good.

The Devil looks after his own.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

First come, first served.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Give credit where credit is due.

Time will tell.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The early bird gets the worm.

It takes two to tango.

To the victor go the spoils.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Tomorrow never comes.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Walls have ears.

A thing begun is half done.

Ignorance is bliss.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Money isn't everything.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Better safe than sorry.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Time is money.

It never rains but it pours.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

It's better to give than to receive.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Time flies.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Good things come to those who wait.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Every picture tells a story.

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

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

Keep your powder dry.

Hope springs eternal.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Opposites attract.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

The end justifies the means.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A stitch in time saves nine.