Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Good things come in small packages.

All's well that ends well.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

Time will tell.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Great minds think alike.

Oil and water don't mix.

Misery loves company.

Life is what you make it.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The wages of sin is death.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Count your blessings.

Better safe than sorry.

Knowledge is power.

Physician, heal thyself.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Hope springs eternal.

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

Fight fire with fire.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Wonders will never cease.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

The bigger, the better.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Handsome is as handsome does.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Let well alone.

The best things in life are free.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Virtue is its own reward.

A man is known by his friends.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Haste makes waste.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Life begins at forty.

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Two heads are better than one.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

There is honour among thieves.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's no time like the present.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

There are two sides to every question.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Waste not, want not.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Seek and you shall find.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Manners maketh the man.

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

The more the merrier.

Actions speak louder than words.

You win some, you lose some.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Speak as you find.

Tomorrow never comes.

Opposites attract.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

No pain, no gain.

To the victor go the spoils.

Third time lucky.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

What goes up must come down.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Keep your chin up.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Make haste slowly.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Business before pleasure.

It never rains but it pours.

You reap what you sow.

Time is money.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Any port in a storm.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Fight the good fight.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Pride comes before a fall.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Crime doesn't pay.

There's one born every minute.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Practice what you preach.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Might is right.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Ignorance is bliss.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The exception which proves the rule.

Put your best foot forward.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A good man is hard to find.

Silence construes consent.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Fortune favours the brave.

There's no place like home.

Every picture tells a story.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Like father, like son.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Love is blind.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

No news is good news.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Good talk saves the food.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Each to their own.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Enough is as good as a feast.

It takes one to know one.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Nine tailors make a man.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The customer is always right.

Don't change horses in midstream.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It's never too late to mend.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

The Devil is in the details.

It takes two to tango.

One hand washes the other.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Money isn't everything.

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

All things must pass.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Let the buyer beware.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Money talks.

You are never too old to learn.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

For everything there is a season.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All you need is love.

Don't get mad, get even.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Variety is the spice of life.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

All that glitters is not gold.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The end justifies the means.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Revenge is sweet.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Honesty is the best policy.

You are what you eat.

Patience is a virtue.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Talk is cheap.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Only fools and horses work.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

More haste, less speed.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Bad news travels fast.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Many hands make light work.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Paddle your own canoe.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Accidents will happen.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You can't win them all.

First come, first served.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A house is not a home.

The best defence is a good offence.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Love makes the world go round.

If you build it, they will come.

Money is the root of all evil.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

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

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Live and let live.

The early bird gets the worm.

Persuasion is better than force.

East is east, and west is west.

Bad money drives out good.

A cat may look at a king.

To every thing there is a season.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You can't take it with you.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

It's better to give than to receive.

Less is more.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Home is where the heart is.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Attack is the best form of defence.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Nothing new under the sun.

Less said, soon mended.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Every stick has two ends.

Seeing is believing.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Learn to walk before you run.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Beware the Ides of March.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

East, west, home's best.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Stupid is as stupid does.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Live and learn.

Give credit where credit is due.

The Devil looks after his own.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

No man can serve two masters.

It goes without saying.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Cheats never prosper.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Quid pro quo.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Even a worm will turn.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There's no smoke without fire.

Nothing succeeds like success.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't rock the boat.

Share and share alike.

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

Walls have ears.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Keep your powder dry.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Charity begins at home.

Do as I say, not as I do.

All publicity is good publicity.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Still waters run deep.

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

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

Horses for courses.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

A word to the wise is enough.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Different strokes for different folks.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A watched pot never boils.

Forgive and forget.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Slow but sure.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Blood is thicker than water.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A cat has nine lives.

Moderation in all things.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The show must go on.

Go the extra mile.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Money makes the world go round.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

First things first.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Better late than never.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

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

Only the good die young.

Faith will move mountains.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't rock the boat.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

History repeats itself.

You can't make bricks without straw.

One swallow does not a summer make.

No man is an island.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Never tell tales out of school.

Another day, another dollar.

Seize the day.

All the world loves a lover.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.