Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

What goes up must come down.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Cheats never prosper.

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

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There's safety in numbers.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

All good things must come to an end.

A cat has nine lives.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Fortune favours the brave.

Let the dead bury the dead.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Live and let live.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

No man can serve two masters.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Different strokes for different folks.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

History repeats itself.

In the midst of life we are in death.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

First things first.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Seek and you shall find.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Variety is the spice of life.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Wonders will never cease.

Truth will out.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Better late than never.

It's better to give than to receive.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's no place like home.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Dead men tell no tales.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Charity begins at home.

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

Third time lucky.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Moderation in all things.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Speak as you find.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Fight fire with fire.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

You can't win them all.

Give the Devil his due.

Manners maketh the man.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The exception which proves the rule.

No news is good news.

First come, first served.

Silence is golden.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Time will tell.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Less said, soon mended.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All roads lead to Rome.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Slow and steady wins the race.

All publicity is good publicity.

It's the singer not the song.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A good man is hard to find.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Time flies.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Keep your powder dry.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Never tell tales out of school.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Hope springs eternal.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A golden key can open any door.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

You can't take it with you.

Make haste slowly.

No man is an island.

God helps those who help themselves.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Put your best foot forward.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

To the victor go the spoils.

Home is where the heart is.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Faith will move mountains.

You are what you eat.

You reap what you sow.

Many hands make light work.

Life is what you make it.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Bad news travels fast.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Revenge is sweet.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Patience is a virtue.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

If you build it, they will come.

Less is more.

Misery loves company.

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

Only fools and horses work.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fight the good fight.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Love will find a way.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A house is not a home.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

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

Waste not, want not.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Money isn't everything.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Might is right.

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

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The early bird gets the worm.

Hide in plain sight.

Silence construes consent.

Physician, heal thyself.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

It goes without saying.

Slow but sure.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Haste makes waste.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It never rains but it pours.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Love is blind.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Life begins at forty.

Tomorrow never comes.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Business before pleasure.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Practice what you preach.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The best-laid plans go astray.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A cat may look at a king.

A miss is as good as a mile.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Pearls of wisdom.

All the world loves a lover.

Opposites attract.

The wages of sin is death.

Quid pro quo.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Nothing new under the sun.

Seeing is believing.

Good talk saves the food.

Seize the day.

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

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

Like father, like son.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It takes two to tango.

Accidents will happen.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

The more the merrier.

Crime doesn't pay.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Bad money drives out good.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Every stick has two ends.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Forgive and forget.

A watched pot never boils.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The show must go on.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Every dog has its day.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

All's fair in love and war.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Once bitten, twice shy.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Count your blessings.

Great minds think alike.

The best things in life are free.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Give credit where credit is due.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Never go to bed on an argument.

No pain, no gain.

Good things come to those who wait.

Honesty is the best policy.

Even a worm will turn.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

For everything there is a season.

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

Only the good die young.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The truth will out.

Nine tailors make a man.

There's an exception to every rule.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

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

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

Don't rock the boat.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

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

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The customer is always right.

Any port in a storm.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The Devil is in the details.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

A fish always rots from the head.

Horses for courses.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Share and share alike.

Big fish eat little fish.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

All good things come to those that wait.

Tomorrow is another day.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Better safe than sorry.

One hand washes the other.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's no smoke without fire.

Talk is cheap.

The Devil looks after his own.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Enough is enough.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Time is money.

There's no time like the present.

To every thing there is a season.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

One good deed deserves another.

There is honour among thieves.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Keep your chin up.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Persuasion is better than force.

The bigger, the better.

More haste, less speed.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Two heads are better than one.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

The end justifies the means.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Clothes do not make the man.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Knowledge is power.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

An army marches on its stomach.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Make love not war.

A man is known by his friends.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

East, west, home's best.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't change horses in midstream.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

There's one born every minute.

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

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

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

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

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A thing begun is half done.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

There are two sides to every question.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Go the extra mile.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Virtue is its own reward.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Get out while the getting is good.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Still waters run deep.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

It's all grist to the mill.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Each to their own.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All's well that ends well.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Beware the Ides of March.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Actions speak louder than words.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't get mad, get even.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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