Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Honesty is the best policy.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Practice what you preach.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The best things in life are free.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Patience is a virtue.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

What goes up must come down.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can't take it with you.

Count your blessings.

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

Life is what you make it.

Cheats never prosper.

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

What goes around comes around.

Every picture tells a story.

A man is known by his friends.

Silence is golden.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Accidents will happen.

Hide in plain sight.

Time is a great healer.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Money makes the world go round.

Faith will move mountains.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You are what you eat.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Go the extra mile.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Never tell tales out of school.

Actions speak louder than words.

First come, first served.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All that glitters is not gold.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Beauty is only skin deep.

It takes two to tango.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The truth will out.

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

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

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

You win some, you lose some.

It's never too late to mend.

Slow but sure.

Only fools and horses work.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Money isn't everything.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

First things first.

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

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Love will find a way.

Time is money.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Make love not war.

One hand washes the other.

To the victor go the spoils.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Good things come in small packages.

Bad news travels fast.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Still waters run deep.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't rock the boat.

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

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

Walls have ears.

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

Put your best foot forward.

A house is not a home.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The end justifies the means.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Practice makes perfect.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

More haste, less speed.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

No news is good news.

God helps those who help themselves.

Opposites attract.

Third time lucky.

For everything there is a season.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Time flies.

Better late than never.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Moderation in all things.

A cat may look at a king.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A thing begun is half done.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Let well alone.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Charity begins at home.

Tomorrow never comes.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A good man is hard to find.

Give credit where credit is due.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Good fences make good neighbours.

No man is an island.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

All the world loves a lover.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Quid pro quo.

Strike while the iron is hot.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Fight the good fight.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Man does not live by bread alone.

All good things must come to an end.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

It's the singer not the song.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

You can't win them all.

The age of miracles is past.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Business before pleasure.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There's no place like home.

The wages of sin is death.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Manners maketh the man.

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

Speak as you find.

Another day, another dollar.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Revenge is sweet.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Oil and water don't mix.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Crime doesn't pay.

Dead men tell no tales.

It never rains but it pours.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There is honour among thieves.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Life begins at forty.

All you need is love.

Forgive and forget.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

The show must go on.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All's fair in love and war.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It goes without saying.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Talk is cheap.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Clothes do not make the man.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There's an exception to every rule.

Misery loves company.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The Devil is in the details.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Each to their own.

There's one born every minute.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Horses for courses.

Waste not, want not.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Two heads are better than one.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Let bygones be bygones.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Seeing is believing.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Every stick has two ends.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Less is more.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

History repeats itself.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Haste makes waste.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Look before you leap.

Bad money drives out good.

Appearances can be deceptive.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Truth will out.

East, west, home's best.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Enough is enough.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Knowledge is power.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There's safety in numbers.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Live and let live.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A new broom sweeps clean.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The Devil looks after his own.

Seize the day.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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

Less said, soon mended.

Laughter is the best medicine.

If you build it, they will come.

Everyone has their price.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Might is right.

Live and learn.

He who hesitates is lost.

Blood is thicker than water.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The customer is always right.

Nothing new under the sun.

Fortune favours the brave.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Pearls of wisdom.

The exception which proves the rule.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A golden key can open any door.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A word to the wise is enough.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Silence construes consent.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The best is the enemy of the good.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

To every thing there is a season.

Learn to walk before you run.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Seek and you shall find.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Let the dead bury the dead.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

There is no accounting for tastes.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

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

All things must pass.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

An army marches on its stomach.

Birds of a feather flock together.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Give the Devil his due.

The best defence is a good offence.

All roads lead to Rome.

Physician, heal thyself.

No pain, no gain.

The more the merrier.

Any port in a storm.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

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

Always put your best foot forward.

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

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Hope springs eternal.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

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

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

The bigger, the better.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Many hands make light work.

All's well that ends well.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A poor worker blames the tools.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Beware the Ides of March.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A bad penny always turns up.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Money is the root of all evil.

All publicity is good publicity.

A fish always rots from the head.

Like father, like son.

Paddle your own canoe.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

No rest for the wicked.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Great minds think alike.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

There's no time like the present.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You reap what you sow.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.