Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

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

One hand washes the other.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Life is what you make it.

The Devil looks after his own.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Money makes the world go round.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

If you build it, they will come.

A bad penny always turns up.

Truth will out.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Patience is a virtue.

Grief divided is made lighter.

East is east, and west is west.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Revenge is sweet.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Enough is enough.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The best defence is a good offence.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Look before you leap.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Misery loves company.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Forgive and forget.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Know which side your bread is buttered.

First come, first served.

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

You are never too old to learn.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A thing begun is half done.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Time flies.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The show must go on.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Horses for courses.

An army marches on its stomach.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Bad news travels fast.

Practice makes perfect.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

Accidents will happen.

Opposites attract.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

One good deed deserves another.

There's no smoke without fire.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Practice what you preach.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

History repeats itself.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Quid pro quo.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Charity begins at home.

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

What goes up must come down.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Christmas comes but once a year.

It takes one to know one.

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

Let well alone.

Hope springs eternal.

More haste, less speed.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

No pain, no gain.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

All good things come to those that wait.

He who hesitates is lost.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Go the extra mile.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Each to their own.

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

Great minds think alike.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

The customer is always right.

Easy come, easy go.

Two heads are better than one.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Wonders will never cease.

The early bird gets the worm.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The wages of sin is death.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A word to the wise is enough.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

The best things in life are free.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Always put your best foot forward.

All publicity is good publicity.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It takes two to tango.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Clothes do not make the man.

Fight fire with fire.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A fish always rots from the head.

The Devil is in the details.

Love makes the world go round.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It's all grist to the mill.

Silence construes consent.

What goes around comes around.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A cat may look at a king.

Good talk saves the food.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Let the buyer beware.

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

There's no place like home.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Money isn't everything.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Give the Devil his due.

Blood is thicker than water.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Give credit where credit is due.

Beware the Ides of March.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Better late than never.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Haste makes waste.

The truth will out.

Any port in a storm.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Silence is golden.

The exception which proves the rule.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Money talks.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It's the singer not the song.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Different strokes for different folks.

A golden key can open any door.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

You can't take it with you.

All's well that ends well.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Talk is cheap.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There's no time like the present.

There's safety in numbers.

Youth is wasted on the young.

All's fair in love and war.

Variety is the spice of life.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

You reap what you sow.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Speak as you find.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Time will tell.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There are two sides to every question.

Less is more.

It's better to give than to receive.

All good things must come to an end.

First impressions are the most lasting.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The bigger, the better.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Moderation in all things.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Pearls of wisdom.

Make haste slowly.

A watched pot never boils.

First things first.

Honesty is the best policy.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Count your blessings.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

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

You can't win them all.

Bad money drives out good.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

To every thing there is a season.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Third time lucky.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Seeing is believing.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Good things come in small packages.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Crime doesn't pay.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A cat has nine lives.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A man is known by his friends.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Beauty is only skin deep.

No news is good news.

Put your best foot forward.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Faith will move mountains.

Big fish eat little fish.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Love is blind.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

It never rains but it pours.

Walls have ears.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Keep your chin up.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Small things amuse small minds.

God helps those who help themselves.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Good things come to those who wait.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Business before pleasure.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Actions speak louder than words.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Only fools and horses work.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Slow but sure.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Cheats never prosper.

It goes without saying.

The age of miracles is past.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Love will find a way.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Nothing new under the sun.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

All things must pass.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

While there is life, there is hope.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Everyone has their price.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Time is a great healer.

Manners maketh the man.

Persuasion is better than force.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Attack is the best form of defence.

You can't make bricks without straw.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There's one born every minute.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Live and let live.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Walls have ears.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Ignorance is bliss.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

It's never too late to mend.

No rest for the wicked.

No man is an island.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Every picture tells a story.

Keep your powder dry.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

An man's home is his castle.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

For everything there is a season.

Money is the root of all evil.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Oil and water don't mix.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Another day, another dollar.

Might is right.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Make love not war.

Every dog has its day.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Still waters run deep.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A fool and his money are soon parted.