Oil and water don't mix.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

It's all grist to the mill.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Money makes the world go round.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Fight the good fight.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

You reap what you sow.

Talk is cheap.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Let well alone.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Any port in a storm.

There's no smoke without fire.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

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

A cat may look at a king.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Seeing is believing.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Love is blind.

Silence construes consent.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Life is what you make it.

A thing begun is half done.

More haste, less speed.

A golden key can open any door.

Every picture tells a story.

Pearls of wisdom.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Every dog has its day.

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

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

Charity begins at home.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All the world loves a lover.

Nine tailors make a man.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fortune favours the brave.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

A house is not a home.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

For everything there is a season.

Good talk saves the food.

All's fair in love and war.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Children and fools tell the truth.

There's one born every minute.

Less is more.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Manners maketh the man.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Accidents will happen.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Hope springs eternal.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Every stick has two ends.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Slow but sure.

The customer is always right.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Better safe than sorry.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

There's no time like the present.

No pain, no gain.

Make haste slowly.

Virtue is its own reward.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Time is a great healer.

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

The wages of sin is death.

A good man is hard to find.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Once bitten, twice shy.

An army marches on its stomach.

You can't win them all.

Don't throw good money after bad.

You are what you eat.

Seize the day.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Moderation in all things.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Third time lucky.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Many hands make light work.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

History repeats itself.

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

Business before pleasure.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Walls have ears.

Still waters run deep.

Don't rock the boat.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The end justifies the means.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Cheats never prosper.

Only the good die young.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

There's a time and a place for everything.

Blood is thicker than water.

There are two sides to every question.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Patience is a virtue.

While there is life, there is hope.

Give the Devil his due.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Another day, another dollar.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Silence is golden.

All's well that ends well.

All you need is love.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Live and learn.

All good things must come to an end.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Crime doesn't pay.

The best-laid plans go astray.

There's no place like home.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Tomorrow never comes.

A man is known by his friends.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Variety is the spice of life.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Each to their own.

The truth will out.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Two heads are better than one.

Horses for courses.

Wonders will never cease.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Life begins at forty.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Knowledge is power.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your powder dry.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

It takes one to know one.

A fish always rots from the head.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Let bygones be bygones.

A word to the wise is enough.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Money isn't everything.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Honesty is the best policy.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Good things come in small packages.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Let the buyer beware.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

What goes up must come down.

Physician, heal thyself.

Learn to walk before you run.

There's safety in numbers.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Love will find a way.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

First things first.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Time will tell.

A watched pot never boils.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Everyone has their price.

Look before you leap.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Less said, soon mended.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Seek and you shall find.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Even a worm will turn.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

You win some, you lose some.

No man is an island.

Small things amuse small minds.

Keep your chin up.

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

Truth will out.

Pride comes before a fall.

To every thing there is a season.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Tomorrow is another day.

What goes around comes around.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Never tell tales out of school.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The best things in life are free.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Enough is as good as a feast.

To the victor go the spoils.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Money is the root of all evil.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Easy come, easy go.

First come, first served.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Clothes do not make the man.

The early bird gets the worm.

Better late than never.

Practice makes perfect.

Home is where the heart is.

Love makes the world go round.

The exception which proves the rule.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Ignorance is bliss.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

No news is good news.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Might is right.

Misery loves company.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Forewarned is forearmed.

It takes two to tango.

The Devil looks after his own.

East, west, home's best.

You are never too old to learn.

There is honour among thieves.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Time is money.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There is no accounting for tastes.

All things must pass.

You can't take it with you.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Time and tide wait for no one.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Different strokes for different folks.

Opposites attract.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Go the extra mile.

Money talks.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Give credit where credit is due.

Big fish eat little fish.

Waste not, want not.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Forgive and forget.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Quid pro quo.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Always put your best foot forward.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A cat has nine lives.

Speak as you find.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Only fools and horses work.

One hand washes the other.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Make love not war.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Make hay while the sun shines.

An man's home is his castle.

It goes without saying.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Haste makes waste.

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