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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Persuasion is better than force.

Seeing is believing.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Keep your chin up.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

No man is an island.

While there is life, there is hope.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Opposites attract.

Money makes the world go round.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Oil and water don't mix.

Blood is thicker than water.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Great minds think alike.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

No man can serve two masters.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It's the singer not the song.

Each to their own.

Less is more.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Many hands make light work.

Faith will move mountains.

The end justifies the means.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Enough is enough.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It takes one to know one.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Let well alone.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Learn to walk before you run.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Silence construes consent.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

The customer is always right.

A watched pot never boils.

The Devil is in the details.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Practice what you preach.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Fortune favours the brave.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Waste not, want not.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Variety is the spice of life.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Life is what you make it.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't rock the boat.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A stitch in time saves nine.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Wonders will never cease.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Every picture tells a story.

Talk is cheap.

Horses for courses.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Knowledge is power.

It's never too late to mend.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Every stick has two ends.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Look before you leap.

One hand washes the other.

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

The bigger, the better.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Ignorance is bliss.

Practice makes perfect.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Good things come in small packages.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Seize the day.

Paddle your own canoe.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

All's well that ends well.

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Cheats never prosper.

Nine tailors make a man.

The more the merrier.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

More haste, less speed.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

You win some, you lose some.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Give credit where credit is due.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Tomorrow is another day.

It never rains but it pours.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Any port in a storm.

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

The show must go on.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

A house is not a home.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Third time lucky.

Hope springs eternal.

Charity begins at home.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Time is a great healer.

You can't always get what you want.

Fight the good fight.

It's better to give than to receive.

Small things amuse small minds.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

An army marches on its stomach.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Live and let live.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

The best defence is a good offence.

Revenge is sweet.

The wages of sin is death.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Silence is golden.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Go the extra mile.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

One good deed deserves another.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A picture paints a thousand words.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

A man is known by his friends.

A bad penny always turns up.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Never speak ill of the dead.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

There's no time like the present.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Two heads are better than one.

First things first.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It takes two to tango.

There's safety in numbers.

All good things come to those that wait.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Walls have ears.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

What goes around comes around.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The early bird gets the worm.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

No news is good news.

Money isn't everything.

In the midst of life we are in death.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You can't take it with you.

Every dog has its day.

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

Money talks.

Slow but sure.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A thing begun is half done.

If you build it, they will come.

All you need is love.

Slow and steady wins the race.

God helps those who help themselves.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Truth will out.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

All publicity is good publicity.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The pen is mightier than sword.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Live and learn.

Forgive and forget.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Always put your best foot forward.

Money is the root of all evil.

Might is right.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

No pain, no gain.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Nothing new under the sun.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Home is where the heart is.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Bad money drives out good.

Make haste slowly.

There are two sides to every question.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Get out while the getting is good.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

For everything there is a season.

Everyone has their price.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Life begins at forty.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Keep your powder dry.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Time flies.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

The best things in life are free.

A cat has nine lives.

History repeats itself.

Quid pro quo.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Crime doesn't pay.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Count your blessings.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

To every thing there is a season.

It's all grist to the mill.

First come, first served.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Love makes the world go round.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Pride comes before a fall.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

All's fair in love and war.

Love will find a way.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

A golden key can open any door.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Virtue is its own reward.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Put your best foot forward.

Share and share alike.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Let bygones be bygones.

Time is money.

A fish always rots from the head.

Time will tell.

You are never too old to learn.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

The truth will out.

Moderation in all things.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

It goes without saying.

Better safe than sorry.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

There's one born every minute.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You reap what you sow.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Pearls of wisdom.

Needs must when the devil drives.

East, west, home's best.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Good talk saves the food.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Only the good die young.

Speak as you find.

Make love not war.

All things must pass.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Seek and you shall find.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Easy come, easy go.

Big fish eat little fish.

Business before pleasure.

You are what you eat.

Like father, like son.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.