Every stick has two ends.

Faith will move mountains.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Truth will out.

Pride comes before a fall.

Revenge is sweet.

One hand washes the other.

Honesty is the best policy.

All things must pass.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The leopard does not change his spots.

East is east, and west is west.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A miss is as good as a mile.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The Devil looks after his own.

A word to the wise is enough.

Only fools and horses work.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

An army marches on its stomach.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

No pain, no gain.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Everyone has their price.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Life begins at forty.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

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

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Love makes the world go round.

A picture paints a thousand words.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

What goes around comes around.

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

Misery loves company.

Good things come in small packages.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Tomorrow never comes.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Time flies.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Forgive and forget.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Third time lucky.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Any port in a storm.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Put your best foot forward.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Make love not war.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Go the extra mile.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

A watched pot never boils.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You are never too old to learn.

Seek and you shall find.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Less is more.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Bad money drives out good.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Actions speak louder than words.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't get mad, get even.

Money makes the world go round.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Walls have ears.

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

The customer is always right.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Good talk saves the food.

No rest for the wicked.

Seize the day.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Still waters run deep.

History repeats itself.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Hide in plain sight.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Strike while the iron is hot.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There's one born every minute.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

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

Each to their own.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There are two sides to every question.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

East, west, home's best.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

It's better to give than to receive.

Pearls of wisdom.

Let bygones be bygones.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Dead men tell no tales.

The best things in life are free.

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

The show must go on.

Business before pleasure.

It goes without saying.

The bigger, the better.

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

For everything there is a season.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Easy come, easy go.

The exception which proves the rule.

A golden key can open any door.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The truth will out.

Two heads are better than one.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Life is what you make it.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Fight fire with fire.

Enough is enough.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You reap what you sow.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

No man is an island.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Learn to walk before you run.

Knowledge is power.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Tomorrow is another day.

Make haste slowly.

Slow but sure.

Like father, like son.

Let well alone.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A bad penny always turns up.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Patience is a virtue.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Every dog has its day.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Keep your chin up.

No news is good news.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Every picture tells a story.

Wonders will never cease.

God helps those who help themselves.

Time is money.

You can't take it with you.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

All the world loves a lover.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Never tell tales out of school.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's safety in numbers.

Live and let live.

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

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

Manners maketh the man.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Cheats never prosper.

The early bird gets the worm.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

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

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Nothing new under the sun.

Always put your best foot forward.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The end justifies the means.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

There's no place like home.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Quid pro quo.

Live and learn.

Time is a great healer.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

To every thing there is a season.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Hope springs eternal.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Seeing is believing.

Haste makes waste.

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Charity begins at home.

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

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

If you build it, they will come.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Horses for courses.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Share and share alike.

All's well that ends well.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Time will tell.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The Devil is in the details.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Better late than never.

If you can't be good, be careful.

There's an exception to every rule.

Money isn't everything.

Practice what you preach.

Ignorance is bliss.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

You can't win them all.

Count your blessings.

Talk is cheap.

All that glitters is not gold.

Virtue is its own reward.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Let the buyer beware.

All good things must come to an end.

What goes up must come down.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's the singer not the song.

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

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Love will find a way.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

One swallow does not a summer make.

It takes two to tango.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Silence is golden.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The best defence is a good offence.

There is honour among thieves.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Stupid is as stupid does.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Shrouds have no pockets.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fortune favours the brave.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You can't always get what you want.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

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

Look before you leap.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

First things first.

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

Opposites attract.

To the victor go the spoils.

Love is blind.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

All publicity is good publicity.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It takes one to know one.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Moderation in all things.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

No man can serve two masters.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't rock the boat.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Fight the good fight.

A cat has nine lives.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

All's fair in love and war.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

You win some, you lose some.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Talk is cheap.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Speak as you find.

First impressions are the most lasting.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

First come, first served.

The more the merrier.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

There's no time like the present.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Silence construes consent.

When one door shuts, another opens.

More haste, less speed.