A place for everything and everything in its place.

The bigger, the better.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Might is right.

The best things in life are free.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The age of miracles is past.

The wages of sin is death.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Talk is cheap.

Fight the good fight.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

For everything there is a season.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Speak as you find.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Good things come in small packages.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Every stick has two ends.

Revenge is sweet.

It's never too late to mend.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Good fences make good neighbours.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

One hand washes the other.

Pearls of wisdom.

There's one born every minute.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Seize the day.

Children and fools tell the truth.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Accidents will happen.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Don't rock the boat.

Faith will move mountains.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Never tell tales out of school.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Every picture tells a story.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Moderation in all things.

Stupid is as stupid does.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Keep your powder dry.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Seeing is believing.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Time will tell.

A man is known by his friends.

Life is what you make it.

Less is more.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

More haste, less speed.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There's safety in numbers.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Misery loves company.

Each to their own.

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

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Less said, soon mended.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Live and learn.

Love makes the world go round.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Hope springs eternal.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Paddle your own canoe.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

East, west, home's best.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Better safe than sorry.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Count your blessings.

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

Walls have ears.

Tomorrow never comes.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

It never rains but it pours.

What goes around comes around.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Haste makes waste.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Attack is the best form of defence.

All publicity is good publicity.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Life begins at forty.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Truth will out.

Never speak ill of the dead.

To the victor go the spoils.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Big fish eat little fish.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Blood is thicker than water.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The pen is mightier than sword.

All's well that ends well.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Nine tailors make a man.

Get out while the getting is good.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

All things must pass.

Make haste slowly.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Enough is enough.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Bad news travels fast.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The early bird gets the worm.

Actions speak louder than words.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

East is east, and west is west.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Put your best foot forward.

Different strokes for different folks.

All that glitters is not gold.

Keep your chin up.

Better late than never.

Let bygones be bygones.

Any port in a storm.

The end justifies the means.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You win some, you lose some.

Wonders will never cease.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Money isn't everything.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Crime doesn't pay.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Needs must when the devil drives.

It takes two to tango.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Money is the root of all evil.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

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

Ignorance is bliss.

The exception which proves the rule.

What goes up must come down.

No man is an island.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You reap what you sow.

All you need is love.

When one door shuts, another opens.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Give the Devil his due.

While there is life, there is hope.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

The Devil is in the details.

All good things must come to an end.

Knowledge is power.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Still waters run deep.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Fortune favours the brave.

Persuasion is better than force.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

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

There's no place like home.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The truth will out.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Only fools and horses work.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

There's no time like the present.

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

Everyone has their price.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Dead men tell no tales.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Practice what you preach.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A house is not a home.

Home is where the heart is.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Don't get mad, get even.

Fight fire with fire.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

No news is good news.

Slow but sure.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Business before pleasure.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Learn to walk before you run.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Always put your best foot forward.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Two heads are better than one.

It takes one to know one.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

First come, first served.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Good things come to those who wait.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Oil and water don't mix.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

A cat has nine lives.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A good man is hard to find.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

Manners maketh the man.

Money makes the world go round.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Share and share alike.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A cat may look at a king.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

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

Look before you leap.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

An army marches on its stomach.

Give credit where credit is due.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Quid pro quo.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

Easy come, easy go.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Hide in plain sight.

Great minds think alike.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Every dog has its day.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

All good things come to those that wait.

Enough is as good as a feast.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

You are what you eat.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

No pain, no gain.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Money talks.

The show must go on.

Waste not, want not.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You can't always get what you want.

Love is blind.

You can't take it with you.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Charity begins at home.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The customer is always right.

Virtue is its own reward.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

If you can't be good, be careful.

First things first.

A thing begun is half done.

Silence is golden.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Tomorrow is another day.

Time flies.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Opposites attract.

Let well alone.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Once bitten, twice shy.

An man's home is his castle.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

History repeats itself.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Horses for courses.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Make love not war.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

If you build it, they will come.

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

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Learn to walk before you run.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Silence construes consent.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't win them all.

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

Only the good die young.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Even a worm will turn.