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

Keep your powder dry.

Tomorrow never comes.

Even a worm will turn.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Silence is golden.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

He who hesitates is lost.

Small things amuse small minds.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

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

History repeats itself.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Paddle your own canoe.

Wonders will never cease.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Might is right.

Money isn't everything.

It goes without saying.

Keep your chin up.

Charity begins at home.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Love will find a way.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Life begins at forty.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Hope springs eternal.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

All the world loves a lover.

Time is a great healer.

A cat may look at a king.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Strike while the iron is hot.

East, west, home's best.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Count your blessings.

Enough is enough.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Make love not war.

Variety is the spice of life.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Physician, heal thyself.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Better late than never.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Give the Devil his due.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Love is blind.

A word to the wise is enough.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Fight the good fight.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A man is known by his friends.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Time flies.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Talk is cheap.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Slow but sure.

A golden key can open any door.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Third time lucky.

There's no place like home.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

A cat has nine lives.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Live and learn.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You reap what you sow.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Time will tell.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There's safety in numbers.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Fortune favours the brave.

Make haste slowly.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Each to their own.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

All things must pass.

To the victor go the spoils.

You can't make bricks without straw.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

All roads lead to Rome.

Virtue is its own reward.

Any port in a storm.

Oil and water don't mix.

Never tell tales out of school.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The bigger, the better.

Time is money.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't take it with you.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Clothes do not make the man.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

What goes around comes around.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

No pain, no gain.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Actions speak louder than words.

There's no smoke without fire.

For everything there is a season.

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

No news is good news.

The Devil is in the details.

Opposites attract.

Two heads are better than one.

Good things come to those who wait.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Manners maketh the man.

Possession is nine points of the law.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Live and let live.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The show must go on.

A bad penny always turns up.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Revenge is sweet.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Misery loves company.

Good things come in small packages.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

No rest for the wicked.

No man is an island.

Cheats never prosper.

Different strokes for different folks.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Nothing new under the sun.

A thing begun is half done.

Quid pro quo.

Look before you leap.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It takes one to know one.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Every dog has its day.

All good things come to those that wait.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's no time like the present.

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

Seeing is believing.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Never give a sucker an even break.

You are never too old to learn.

Speak as you find.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

All you need is love.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Children and fools tell the truth.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

First come, first served.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Business before pleasure.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

You are what you eat.

It's all grist to the mill.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

The truth will out.

The end justifies the means.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

A house is not a home.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Every stick has two ends.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Moderation in all things.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A fish always rots from the head.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Stupid is as stupid does.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Walls have ears.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

When one door shuts, another opens.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It never rains but it pours.

All's well that ends well.

If you build it, they will come.

You can't win them all.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The best-laid plans go astray.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Practice makes perfect.

All good things must come to an end.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Money makes the world go round.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Honesty is the best policy.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Truth will out.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Money talks.

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

Great minds think alike.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The age of miracles is past.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Christmas comes but once a year.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Another day, another dollar.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Less is more.

A leopard can't change its spots.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's the singer not the song.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

More haste, less speed.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Nine tailors make a man.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The best defence is a good offence.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

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

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Seek and you shall find.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

Ignorance is bliss.

Laughter is the best medicine.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Accidents will happen.

Only the good die young.

Hide in plain sight.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Like father, like son.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Money is the root of all evil.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Good talk saves the food.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't rock the boat.

Everyone has their price.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Practice what you preach.

The more the merrier.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Still waters run deep.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Love makes the world go round.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Horses for courses.

First things first.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Go the extra mile.

Every picture tells a story.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

A watched pot never boils.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Silence construes consent.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Let the dead bury the dead.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

The best things in life are free.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Let well alone.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Knowledge is power.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't always get what you want.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

All that glitters is not gold.

The customer is always right.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Beware the Ides of March.

No man can serve two masters.

Seize the day.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

One hand washes the other.

Dead men tell no tales.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.