Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The age of miracles is past.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A good man is hard to find.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Might is right.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Knowledge is power.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Truth will out.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

What goes up must come down.

Misery loves company.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

There's no place like home.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Speak as you find.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

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

You reap what you sow.

Make love not war.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Less is more.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Look before you leap.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

No man is an island.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Time is money.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Physician, heal thyself.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Share and share alike.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Haste makes waste.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Strike while the iron is hot.

While there is life, there is hope.

Patience is a virtue.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

If you build it, they will come.

One hand washes the other.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

What goes around comes around.

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

First things first.

The customer is always right.

To the victor go the spoils.

Different strokes for different folks.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Good things come in small packages.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Make haste slowly.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

For everything there is a season.

Love will find a way.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All you need is love.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Great minds think alike.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Love is blind.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Needs must when the devil drives.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Never tell tales out of school.

Persuasion is better than force.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Charity begins at home.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't rock the boat.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Beauty is only skin deep.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Wonders will never cease.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

It takes two to tango.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Many hands make light work.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

More haste, less speed.

You are what you eat.

Give the Devil his due.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A golden key can open any door.

Still waters run deep.

Fight the good fight.

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

Two heads are better than one.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The exception which proves the rule.

Go the extra mile.

An army marches on its stomach.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A fish always rots from the head.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Virtue is its own reward.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Walls have ears.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It takes one to know one.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Let the buyer beware.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Every picture tells a story.

Ignorance is bliss.

Waste not, want not.

Give credit where credit is due.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

No rest for the wicked.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Keep your chin up.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Accidents will happen.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Get out while the getting is good.

All that glitters is not gold.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Opposites attract.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A watched pot never boils.

Tomorrow never comes.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Only fools and horses work.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Slow but sure.

It's never too late to mend.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

It goes without saying.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Learn to walk before you run.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

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

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

Another day, another dollar.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

No man can serve two masters.

Home is where the heart is.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

You are never too old to learn.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

Love makes the world go round.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Actions speak louder than words.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Third time lucky.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The show must go on.

Bad money drives out good.

Only the good die young.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Silence construes consent.

East is east, and west is west.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Money isn't everything.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Better late than never.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

All things must pass.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Less said, soon mended.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Quid pro quo.

To every thing there is a season.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Money makes the world go round.

The end justifies the means.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

The best things in life are free.

It's all grist to the mill.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Time will tell.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

An man's home is his castle.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A thing begun is half done.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The bigger, the better.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Beware the Ides of March.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Forgive and forget.

One swallow does not a summer make.

First come, first served.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

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

Better safe than sorry.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Small things amuse small minds.

Even a worm will turn.

It never rains but it pours.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Everyone has their price.

No pain, no gain.

There's no time like the present.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Children should be seen and not heard.

East, west, home's best.

Business before pleasure.

Paddle your own canoe.

The best defence is a good offence.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Live and learn.

Never speak ill of the dead.

No news is good news.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Nothing new under the sun.

Hope springs eternal.

Moderation in all things.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The wages of sin is death.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A word to the wise is enough.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Let bygones be bygones.

Honesty is the best policy.

Horses for courses.

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

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

All's fair in love and war.

There's one born every minute.

Variety is the spice of life.

You can't win them all.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Silence is golden.

There are two sides to every question.

The more the merrier.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Faith will move mountains.

Life begins at forty.

History repeats itself.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A house is not a home.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A man is known by his friends.

Time flies.

Every dog has its day.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A bad penny always turns up.

Keep your powder dry.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Let well alone.

Manners maketh the man.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Money is the root of all evil.

Fight fire with fire.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Bad news travels fast.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

You can't take it with you.

Tomorrow is another day.

You win some, you lose some.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A new broom sweeps clean.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Pride comes before a fall.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Practice what you preach.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Talk is cheap.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Cheats never prosper.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A cat may look at a king.

Enough is enough.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Seize the day.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

All publicity is good publicity.

You can't always get what you want.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Oil and water don't mix.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Seeing is believing.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

There is honour among thieves.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Money talks.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Revenge is sweet.

Big fish eat little fish.

Each to their own.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Like father, like son.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.