A cat may look at a king.

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

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

Less said, soon mended.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Learn to walk before you run.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

Any port in a storm.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Fortune favours the brave.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Third time lucky.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A thing begun is half done.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Less is more.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You can't take it with you.

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

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

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

To every thing there is a season.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There's one born every minute.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Love makes the world go round.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

Misery loves company.

Time will tell.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

East is east, and west is west.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It takes one to know one.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't change horses in midstream.

If you build it, they will come.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Bad money drives out good.

The Devil is in the details.

Give the Devil his due.

Forgive and forget.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The bigger, the better.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Keep your chin up.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Virtue is its own reward.

For everything there is a season.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Ignorance is bliss.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Revenge is sweet.

Each to their own.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Knowledge is power.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

East, west, home's best.

Speak as you find.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A good man is hard to find.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The truth will out.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Seeing is believing.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

There's no time like the present.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Let the buyer beware.

Make love not war.

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

Moderation in all things.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You reap what you sow.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

An man's home is his castle.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Charity begins at home.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The show must go on.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There is honour among thieves.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Faith will move mountains.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Practice makes perfect.

No man can serve two masters.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You win some, you lose some.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Silence construes consent.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

History repeats itself.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Nine tailors make a man.

Everyone has their price.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

All good things must come to an end.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Silence is golden.

Two heads are better than one.

Great minds think alike.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Marriages are made in heaven.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Hide in plain sight.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Live and let live.

An army marches on its stomach.

More haste, less speed.

A miss is as good as a mile.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Quid pro quo.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

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

Life is what you make it.

Love is blind.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Let the dead bury the dead.

What goes around comes around.

Enough is enough.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

There are two sides to every question.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Every picture tells a story.

Good things come in small packages.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

One hand washes the other.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Every stick has two ends.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Every dog has its day.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Life begins at forty.

Seek and you shall find.

Bad news travels fast.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Love will find a way.

All's fair in love and war.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The Devil looks after his own.

Another day, another dollar.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A golden key can open any door.

It's the singer not the song.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You are never too old to learn.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Many hands make light work.

Give credit where credit is due.

All things must pass.

Even a worm will turn.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A house is not a home.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's no smoke without fire.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Waste not, want not.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Horses for courses.

Get out while the getting is good.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The pen is mightier than sword.

No rest for the wicked.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Practice what you preach.

Better late than never.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Money isn't everything.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Money makes the world go round.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The age of miracles is past.

A man is known by his friends.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

First things first.

Always put your best foot forward.

Keep your powder dry.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Count your blessings.

Money is the root of all evil.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Opposites attract.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't shoot the messenger.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Wonders will never cease.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Never give a sucker an even break.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Only the good die young.

Physician, heal thyself.

You are what you eat.

Walls have ears.

You can't always get what you want.

All publicity is good publicity.

What goes up must come down.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Go the extra mile.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It takes two to tango.

Cheats never prosper.

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

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

Don't rock the boat.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Haste makes waste.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

A fish always rots from the head.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

God helps those who help themselves.

Oil and water don't mix.

The customer is always right.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Easy come, easy go.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Dead men tell no tales.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Nothing new under the sun.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Honesty is the best policy.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The best is the enemy of the good.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Like father, like son.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

All the world loves a lover.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Still waters run deep.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Seize the day.

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

Time flies.

Beware the Ides of March.

Enough is as good as a feast.

If you can't be good, be careful.

In the midst of life we are in death.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Manners maketh the man.

Good fences make good neighbours.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The end justifies the means.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

While there is life, there is hope.

First come, first served.

Look before you leap.

Tomorrow never comes.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

There's safety in numbers.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

No pain, no gain.

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

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Truth will out.

It's never too late to mend.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

All you need is love.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Hope springs eternal.

Pride comes before a fall.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fight the good fight.

Christmas comes but once a year.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Might is right.

A watched pot never boils.

A person is known by the company they keep.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The wages of sin is death.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Share and share alike.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Slow but sure.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Accidents will happen.