There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Grief divided is made lighter.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Every picture tells a story.

One good deed deserves another.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

All good things must come to an end.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

A golden key can open any door.

The customer is always right.

Practice makes perfect.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Cheats never prosper.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Hide in plain sight.

Money is the root of all evil.

No man is an island.

Enough is enough.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Walls have ears.

Life begins at forty.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

You win some, you lose some.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Always put your best foot forward.

Silence is golden.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Many hands make light work.

The wages of sin is death.

Time will tell.

Variety is the spice of life.

What goes around comes around.

Cold hands, warm heart.

An man's home is his castle.

Make love not war.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Bad news travels fast.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Talk is cheap.

Forgive and forget.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Charity begins at home.

Bad money drives out good.

Less is more.

All's well that ends well.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It's all grist to the mill.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

No man can serve two masters.

Better safe than sorry.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

While there is life, there is hope.

You can't win them all.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Quid pro quo.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Fortune favours the brave.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You can have too much of a good thing.

It's better to give than to receive.

Blood is thicker than water.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Different strokes for different folks.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

There's no place like home.

A thing begun is half done.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Oil and water don't mix.

All good things come to those that wait.

Persuasion is better than force.

Give credit where credit is due.

It never rains but it pours.

Physician, heal thyself.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Live and learn.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Misery loves company.

Learn to walk before you run.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Let bygones be bygones.

Marriages are made in heaven.

There's safety in numbers.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Make hay while the sun shines.

No pain, no gain.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Everyone has their price.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Small things amuse small minds.

A bad penny always turns up.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It goes without saying.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Slow but sure.

Time is a great healer.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Horses for courses.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Fight the good fight.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Seize the day.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

Make haste slowly.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A house is not a home.

All things must pass.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Accidents will happen.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

God helps those who help themselves.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Only fools and horses work.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

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

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

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

A watched pot never boils.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Get out while the getting is good.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Let well alone.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Virtue is its own reward.

Needs must when the devil drives.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Moderation in all things.

The Devil looks after his own.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The show must go on.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

First come, first served.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Truth will out.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Third time lucky.

The best defence is a good offence.

Great minds think alike.

Nothing new under the sun.

It takes two to tango.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A fish always rots from the head.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Hope springs eternal.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Love makes the world go round.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Tomorrow is another day.

Pearls of wisdom.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

He who hesitates is lost.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

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

You can't take it with you.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

There's no time like the present.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

It takes one to know one.

Love is blind.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

There's an exception to every rule.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The end justifies the means.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

It's the singer not the song.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Only the good die young.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Like father, like son.

Money isn't everything.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Revenge is sweet.

You are never too old to learn.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Money makes the world go round.

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

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Might is right.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Go the extra mile.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Every dog has its day.

East is east, and west is west.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

There's no smoke without fire.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Patience is a virtue.

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

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Practice what you preach.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Better late than never.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Give the Devil his due.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

History repeats itself.

Life is what you make it.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Keep your chin up.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Waste not, want not.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

No rest for the wicked.

Wonders will never cease.

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

All's fair in love and war.

All roads lead to Rome.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Still waters run deep.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Each to their own.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Seeing is believing.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

The more the merrier.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

The truth will out.

No news is good news.

East, west, home's best.

The best things in life are free.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Silence construes consent.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Manners maketh the man.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Money talks.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Stupid is as stupid does.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Enough is as good as a feast.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Time is money.

Good things come to those who wait.

The exception which proves the rule.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

All the world loves a lover.

Easy come, easy go.

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

You are what you eat.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Time flies.

The bigger, the better.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Beware the Ides of March.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Curiosity killed the cat.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Any port in a storm.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Put your best foot forward.

Never tell tales out of school.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Another day, another dollar.

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

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

All you need is love.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Big fish eat little fish.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Honesty is the best policy.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

An army marches on its stomach.

Share and share alike.

To every thing there is a season.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Haste makes waste.

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

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

You reap what you sow.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Business before pleasure.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

One hand washes the other.

Speak as you find.

Good talk saves the food.

Crime doesn't pay.

Faith will move mountains.

Once a thief, always a thief.

All publicity is good publicity.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Two heads are better than one.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There are two sides to every question.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Even a worm will turn.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It's never too late to mend.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Live and let live.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A good man is hard to find.

More haste, less speed.

A man is known by his friends.