Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Count your blessings.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

No man is an island.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Small things amuse small minds.

The customer is always right.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Home is where the heart is.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Make love not war.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It's better to give than to receive.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Clothes do not make the man.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Let well alone.

Don't throw good money after bad.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Hope springs eternal.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Faith will move mountains.

Any port in a storm.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The wages of sin is death.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The show must go on.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Third time lucky.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Practice what you preach.

A good man is hard to find.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Money talks.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

No pain, no gain.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A fish always rots from the head.

Manners maketh the man.

Wonders will never cease.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Horses for courses.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

It's all grist to the mill.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Each to their own.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

There's one born every minute.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

The end justifies the means.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

All you need is love.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The best defence is a good offence.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A watched pot never boils.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

What goes up must come down.

The Devil looks after his own.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Walls have ears.

A new broom sweeps clean.

More haste, less speed.

Share and share alike.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Forgive and forget.

Every picture tells a story.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Like father, like son.

Live and learn.

The more the merrier.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

You can't take it with you.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

There's no smoke without fire.

You can't win them all.

You reap what you sow.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Give the Devil his due.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

One hand washes the other.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Everyone has their price.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There's no place like home.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

The exception which proves the rule.

It takes two to tango.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

East, west, home's best.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Another day, another dollar.

No man can serve two masters.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

It's the singer not the song.

An man's home is his castle.

You are what you eat.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The age of miracles is past.

All good things come to those that wait.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There's no time like the present.

While there is life, there is hope.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Pearls of wisdom.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Accidents will happen.

Variety is the spice of life.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Give credit where credit is due.

Fight the good fight.

Let the dead bury the dead.

An army marches on its stomach.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Waste not, want not.

All that glitters is not gold.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

What goes around comes around.

The Devil is in the details.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Time is a great healer.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Business before pleasure.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't get mad, get even.

Half a loaf is better than none.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A miss is as good as a mile.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Truth will out.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

The bigger, the better.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

All things must pass.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Love makes the world go round.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Nothing new under the sun.

Hide in plain sight.

Money isn't everything.

Enough is enough.

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

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

Only fools and horses work.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The truth will out.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Love will find a way.

Many hands make light work.

Blood is thicker than water.

Two heads are better than one.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There is honour among thieves.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Money is the root of all evil.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

To every thing there is a season.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Money makes the world go round.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Life is what you make it.

Less said, soon mended.

If you build it, they will come.

You win some, you lose some.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

You are never too old to learn.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Better safe than sorry.

Look before you leap.

Misery loves company.

Virtue is its own reward.

The best things in life are free.

First things first.

Keep your powder dry.

Never tell tales out of school.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Paddle your own canoe.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Patience is a virtue.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Moderation in all things.

Silence construes consent.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Charity begins at home.

No news is good news.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

First come, first served.

Time will tell.

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

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

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Once a thief, always a thief.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The best-laid plans go astray.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Handsome is as handsome does.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

Keep your chin up.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You can't always get what you want.

It never rains but it pours.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

All roads lead to Rome.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Life begins at forty.

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

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

History repeats itself.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Nine tailors make a man.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

No rest for the wicked.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Ignorance is bliss.

Better late than never.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Persuasion is better than force.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Opposites attract.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Easy come, easy go.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Speak as you find.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The early bird gets the worm.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Good things come to those who wait.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Talk is cheap.

Great minds think alike.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Revenge is sweet.

Big fish eat little fish.

All's well that ends well.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

It goes without saying.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Youth is wasted on the young.

All good things must come to an end.

Seeing is believing.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Good things come in small packages.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Silence is golden.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Tomorrow is another day.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Crime doesn't pay.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Might is right.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Less is more.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Learn to walk before you run.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Beware the Ides of March.

A man is known by his friends.

East is east, and west is west.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Make haste slowly.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Go the extra mile.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Bad money drives out good.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Always put your best foot forward.