The Devil has all the best tunes.

Count your blessings.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

All roads lead to Rome.

All the world loves a lover.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

History repeats itself.

Time will tell.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

You are never too old to learn.

It's better to give than to receive.

All's fair in love and war.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The show must go on.

A man is known by his friends.

You can't always get what you want.

You win some, you lose some.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

East, west, home's best.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

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

The wages of sin is death.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Let well alone.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Better safe than sorry.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Good things come to those who wait.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Time flies.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Fight the good fight.

Bad money drives out good.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Time is a great healer.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Waste not, want not.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Pride comes before a fall.

Forgive and forget.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Beware the Ides of March.

Keep your chin up.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Horses for courses.

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

Life begins at forty.

Home is where the heart is.

More haste, less speed.

Great minds think alike.

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

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

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

Third time lucky.

Talk is cheap.

No man can serve two masters.

A fish always rots from the head.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Slow and steady wins the race.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The end justifies the means.

The more the merrier.

Enough is enough.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Still waters run deep.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Another day, another dollar.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Dead men tell no tales.

An army marches on its stomach.

A bad penny always turns up.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Knowledge is power.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Time is money.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A golden key can open any door.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Nine tailors make a man.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Grief divided is made lighter.

All good things must come to an end.

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

There's one born every minute.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Might is right.

The age of miracles is past.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It takes two to tango.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Tomorrow is another day.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Share and share alike.

Pearls of wisdom.

Little pitchers have big ears.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Everyone has their price.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

To the victor go the spoils.

All's well that ends well.

Many hands make light work.

All things must pass.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Only fools and horses work.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

What goes up must come down.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Man does not live by bread alone.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

For everything there is a season.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Give the Devil his due.

Different strokes for different folks.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Fight fire with fire.

Give credit where credit is due.

Variety is the spice of life.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Nothing new under the sun.

Small things amuse small minds.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Ignorance is bliss.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The early bird gets the worm.

You can't take it with you.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

If you can't be good, be careful.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's never too late to mend.

Even a worm will turn.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Make love not war.

Look before you leap.

Accidents will happen.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Less is more.

Speak as you find.

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

Life is what you make it.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Less said, soon mended.

Go the extra mile.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Fortune favours the brave.

Every dog has its day.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A thing begun is half done.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The Devil looks after his own.

While there is life, there is hope.

Live and learn.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

It goes without saying.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Any port in a storm.

It never rains but it pours.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

Haste makes waste.

Business before pleasure.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

First things first.

What goes around comes around.

It's the singer not the song.

There's no time like the present.

Like father, like son.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Only the good die young.

Walls have ears.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A house is not a home.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Money makes the world go round.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

There is honour among thieves.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Honesty is the best policy.

Love will find a way.

No pain, no gain.

Love is blind.

You reap what you sow.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

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

Practice what you preach.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Half a loaf is better than none.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Persuasion is better than force.

No rest for the wicked.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Big fish eat little fish.

Make haste slowly.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You can't win them all.

The truth will out.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Money talks.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Blood is thicker than water.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The bigger, the better.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Practice makes perfect.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

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

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Live and let live.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The best-laid plans go astray.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

If you build it, they will come.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Misery loves company.

Opposites attract.

Manners maketh the man.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Patience is a virtue.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Truth will out.

Charity begins at home.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Paddle your own canoe.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

No man is an island.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

First come, first served.

Cheats never prosper.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A watched pot never boils.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Hide in plain sight.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The Devil is in the details.

Seeing is believing.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

To every thing there is a season.

First impressions are the most lasting.

All publicity is good publicity.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

An man's home is his castle.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Physician, heal thyself.

Slow but sure.

The best defence is a good offence.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

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

You are what you eat.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Let bygones be bygones.

Every stick has two ends.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Faith will move mountains.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Seize the day.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

There's safety in numbers.

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

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Virtue is its own reward.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

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

There are two sides to every question.

A good man is hard to find.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

One good deed deserves another.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Quid pro quo.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The customer is always right.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

God helps those who help themselves.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

All you need is love.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A poor worker blames the tools.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Crime doesn't pay.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Each to their own.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's no place like home.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Two heads are better than one.

No news is good news.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A word to the wise is enough.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Actions speak louder than words.

Oil and water don't mix.