The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Once bitten, twice shy.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The truth will out.

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

Life is what you make it.

Go the extra mile.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Might is right.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Truth will out.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Bad money drives out good.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

One good deed deserves another.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Cheats never prosper.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Manners maketh the man.

Shrouds have no pockets.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Let the buyer beware.

Practice makes perfect.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Quid pro quo.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't rock the boat.

Clothes do not make the man.

It never rains but it pours.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

An man's home is his castle.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Horses for courses.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Like father, like son.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Good talk saves the food.

Many hands make light work.

Fight fire with fire.

Forgive and forget.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Patience is a virtue.

Variety is the spice of life.

East, west, home's best.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The Devil looks after his own.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Dead men tell no tales.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A cat has nine lives.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You can't win them all.

East is east, and west is west.

Still waters run deep.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

Enough is as good as a feast.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All publicity is good publicity.

All things must pass.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Make love not war.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Get out while the getting is good.

Nine tailors make a man.

Talk is cheap.

Charity begins at home.

Walls have ears.

Share and share alike.

Different strokes for different folks.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

To every thing there is a season.

The bigger, the better.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Live and learn.

Pride comes before a fall.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Time is a great healer.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Love is blind.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

All's well that ends well.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You are never too old to learn.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Bad news travels fast.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Let bygones be bygones.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You can't always get what you want.

A man is known by his friends.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Wonders will never cease.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Business before pleasure.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Slow but sure.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Always put your best foot forward.

Live and let live.

No pain, no gain.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Each to their own.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It goes without saying.

Revenge is sweet.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

First things first.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Keep your chin up.

The best is the enemy of the good.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Small things amuse small minds.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

A house is not a home.

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Everyone has their price.

Good things come in small packages.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Money is the root of all evil.

Enough is enough.

Seeing is believing.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Every dog has its day.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Less is more.

There is honour among thieves.

Never speak ill of the dead.

If you build it, they will come.

Make haste slowly.

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

Love will find a way.

Nothing succeeds like success.

God helps those who help themselves.

One hand washes the other.

Every stick has two ends.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

All's fair in love and war.

There's an exception to every rule.

You are what you eat.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

There's no smoke without fire.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

What goes up must come down.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Money talks.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

To the victor go the spoils.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

For everything there is a season.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

No man is an island.

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

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

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Make hay while the sun shines.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

The show must go on.

Third time lucky.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Knowledge is power.

Persuasion is better than force.

Great minds think alike.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A golden key can open any door.

You win some, you lose some.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Every picture tells a story.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Haste makes waste.

Put your best foot forward.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Only fools and horses work.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

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

History repeats itself.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Crime doesn't pay.

The Devil is in the details.

Money isn't everything.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

You can't take it with you.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Physician, heal thyself.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's no time like the present.

Ignorance is bliss.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It takes one to know one.

More haste, less speed.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

All you need is love.

Seek and you shall find.

Honesty is the best policy.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Silence construes consent.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It takes two to tango.

Less said, soon mended.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

While there is life, there is hope.

The end justifies the means.

No rest for the wicked.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Two heads are better than one.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Home is where the heart is.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Love makes the world go round.

Another day, another dollar.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Hope springs eternal.

Accidents will happen.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Big fish eat little fish.

There's one born every minute.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Fight the good fight.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Never tell tales out of school.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's best to be on the safe side.

There's no place like home.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

What goes around comes around.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Time will tell.

Speak as you find.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Life begins at forty.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The early bird gets the worm.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Needs must when the devil drives.

You reap what you sow.

All good things must come to an end.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Practice what you preach.

It's the singer not the song.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Learn to walk before you run.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Faith will move mountains.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

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

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

Any port in a storm.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Only the good die young.

Give credit where credit is due.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

He who hesitates is lost.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

No man can serve two masters.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's all grist to the mill.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.