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

Let bygones be bygones.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Silence is golden.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

God helps those who help themselves.

A cat has nine lives.

You can't always get what you want.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't rock the boat.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

There's no time like the present.

It takes one to know one.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Practice makes perfect.

No rest for the wicked.

While there is life, there is hope.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Enough is enough.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Less is more.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Give credit where credit is due.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's no place like home.

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

Love will find a way.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Enough is as good as a feast.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Seize the day.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Quid pro quo.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A thing begun is half done.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Out of sight, out of mind.

To the victor go the spoils.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Waste not, want not.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A man is known by his friends.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Good fences make good neighbours.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A golden key can open any door.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Actions speak louder than words.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Fight fire with fire.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

The truth will out.

Nine tailors make a man.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Moderation in all things.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Let the buyer beware.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Let well alone.

Make haste slowly.

Small things amuse small minds.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Big fish eat little fish.

Oil and water don't mix.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Life begins at forty.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Every dog has its day.

East is east, and west is west.

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

All things must pass.

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

The more the merrier.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

No news is good news.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Talk is cheap.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All good things must come to an end.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Hope springs eternal.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

History repeats itself.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Fortune favours the brave.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Truth will out.

Patience is a virtue.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Share and share alike.

Life is what you make it.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Knowledge is power.

The best things in life are free.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A watched pot never boils.

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

What goes up must come down.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Every picture tells a story.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Opposites attract.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

There is no accounting for tastes.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Bad news travels fast.

Forewarned is forearmed.

All the world loves a lover.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Good things come to those who wait.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It goes without saying.

You reap what you sow.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The early bird gets the worm.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Only fools and horses work.

All that glitters is not gold.

Only the good die young.

Faith will move mountains.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It never rains but it pours.

Silence construes consent.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Every stick has two ends.

Money is the root of all evil.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

First things first.

The age of miracles is past.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Less said, soon mended.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You can't take it with you.

Business before pleasure.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

No pain, no gain.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Love is blind.

Count your blessings.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Virtue is its own reward.

All's fair in love and war.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

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

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

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

East, west, home's best.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

A fish always rots from the head.

Ignorance is bliss.

For everything there is a season.

Time flies.

Look before you leap.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Cheats never prosper.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

First come, first served.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

A cat may look at a king.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Seeing is believing.

The customer is always right.

Might is right.

Variety is the spice of life.

No man can serve two masters.

Revenge is sweet.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

There is honour among thieves.

The end justifies the means.

Physician, heal thyself.

Misery loves company.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

The bigger, the better.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Each to their own.

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

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

One hand washes the other.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A word to the wise is enough.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Get out while the getting is good.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There's no smoke without fire.

More haste, less speed.

It's never too late to mend.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Keep your chin up.

Pride comes before a fall.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

A poor worker blames the tools.

An man's home is his castle.

There's one born every minute.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Love makes the world go round.

Tomorrow never comes.

Clothes do not make the man.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Any port in a storm.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Time is money.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Crime doesn't pay.

The wages of sin is death.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Different strokes for different folks.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

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

It takes two to tango.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Haste makes waste.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Go the extra mile.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Better late than never.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Easy come, easy go.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Charity begins at home.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

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

Live and learn.

Many hands make light work.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Slow but sure.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

There's safety in numbers.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Hide in plain sight.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Money isn't everything.

Still waters run deep.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

If you build it, they will come.

Fight the good fight.

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Manners maketh the man.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Make love not war.

A house is not a home.

Paddle your own canoe.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

All publicity is good publicity.

A good man is hard to find.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There's no fool like an old fool.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

No man is an island.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

All you need is love.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Walls have ears.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Dead men tell no tales.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Like father, like son.

Forgive and forget.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Money talks.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Seek and you shall find.

Never tell tales out of school.

Good talk saves the food.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Horses for courses.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Learn to walk before you run.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

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

There are two sides to every question.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

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