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

An army marches on its stomach.

It goes without saying.

All's well that ends well.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There is honour among thieves.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The show must go on.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The best is the enemy of the good.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

No man is an island.

You are what you eat.

Tomorrow is another day.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

First things first.

While there is life, there is hope.

Small things amuse small minds.

Let bygones be bygones.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Count your blessings.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Hide in plain sight.

The customer is always right.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Many hands make light work.

Charity begins at home.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Seeing is believing.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Clothes do not make the man.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Might is right.

Love will find a way.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Make love not war.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Honesty is the best policy.

Better late than never.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Still waters run deep.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

There's one born every minute.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

No pain, no gain.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Each to their own.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Only the good die young.

A golden key can open any door.

A man is known by his friends.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

For everything there is a season.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Seek and you shall find.

There's no place like home.

Manners maketh the man.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

History repeats itself.

A thing begun is half done.

Less said, soon mended.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Moderation in all things.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

The wages of sin is death.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Give credit where credit is due.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Variety is the spice of life.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It takes two to tango.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Walls have ears.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Keep your powder dry.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You can't take it with you.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Bad money drives out good.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Money makes the world go round.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Beware the Ides of March.

Virtue is its own reward.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't get mad, get even.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A house is not a home.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A cat has nine lives.

Always put your best foot forward.

Love is blind.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

There's an exception to every rule.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Learn to walk before you run.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Accidents will happen.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Bad news travels fast.

All good things come to those that wait.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Every stick has two ends.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Every picture tells a story.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Patience is a virtue.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Time flies.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Fight fire with fire.

Give the Devil his due.

You can't make bricks without straw.

What can't be cured must be endured.

An man's home is his castle.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Wonders will never cease.

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

Horses for courses.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Waste not, want not.

Good things come to those who wait.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It's never too late to mend.

There's safety in numbers.

Strike while the iron is hot.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

What goes up must come down.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Time will tell.

Knowledge is power.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Speak as you find.

Don't rock the boat.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Let well alone.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A fish always rots from the head.

Fight the good fight.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Different strokes for different folks.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Ignorance is bliss.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Children and fools tell the truth.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A watched pot never boils.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The Devil is in the details.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There are two sides to every question.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

God helps those who help themselves.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All publicity is good publicity.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

What goes around comes around.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Truth will out.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Live and let live.

Like father, like son.

Let the buyer beware.

Put your best foot forward.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

All's fair in love and war.

Only fools and horses work.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Less is more.

Forgive and forget.

Revenge is sweet.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

It never rains but it pours.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Go the extra mile.

Everyone has their price.

The Devil looks after his own.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You can't always get what you want.

Practice what you preach.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

All you need is love.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Keep your chin up.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

You win some, you lose some.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Time is money.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

One good deed deserves another.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Make haste slowly.

East is east, and west is west.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Money talks.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It's better to give than to receive.

The bigger, the better.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

The early bird gets the worm.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Life begins at forty.

The more the merrier.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Great minds think alike.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Quid pro quo.

All things must pass.

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

Every dog has its day.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Look before you leap.

There's no time like the present.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Love makes the world go round.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Third time lucky.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Seize the day.

Practice makes perfect.

Nine tailors make a man.

No rest for the wicked.

Haste makes waste.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Any port in a storm.

A good man is hard to find.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

All that glitters is not gold.

More haste, less speed.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A word to the wise is enough.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Actions speak louder than words.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Money is the root of all evil.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Two heads are better than one.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

If you build it, they will come.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

One hand washes the other.

Slow but sure.

Even a worm will turn.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

It takes one to know one.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

There's no smoke without fire.

Pearls of wisdom.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Share and share alike.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

You can't win them all.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Business before pleasure.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Better safe than sorry.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You reap what you sow.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

There is no accounting for tastes.

All good things must come to an end.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Silence is golden.

No news is good news.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

No man can serve two masters.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Money isn't everything.

Beauty is only skin deep.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

A cat may look at a king.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Silence construes consent.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The bottom line is the bottom line.