The bread always falls buttered side down.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Quid pro quo.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Get out while the getting is good.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A bad penny always turns up.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Different strokes for different folks.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Might is right.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Revenge is sweet.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Love will find a way.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Speak as you find.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Silence is golden.

Like father, like son.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

All things must pass.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Easy come, easy go.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Waste not, want not.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Never speak ill of the dead.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

For everything there is a season.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

All the world loves a lover.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Haste makes waste.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

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

There's one born every minute.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Never go to bed on an argument.

There's no time like the present.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Love is blind.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The exception which proves the rule.

A word to the wise is enough.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Seek and you shall find.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Actions speak louder than words.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

All's well that ends well.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

While there is life, there is hope.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Hide in plain sight.

If the cap fits, wear it.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Accidents will happen.

No rest for the wicked.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Time will tell.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

First come, first served.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Hope springs eternal.

The age of miracles is past.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Misery loves company.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Nothing succeeds like success.

An man's home is his castle.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The Devil looks after his own.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Let bygones be bygones.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Forgive and forget.

Learn to walk before you run.

A fish always rots from the head.

Let the buyer beware.

There's no smoke without fire.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Make haste slowly.

Variety is the spice of life.

Great minds think alike.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The show must go on.

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

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

Many hands make light work.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Seize the day.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Silence construes consent.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Time is a great healer.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

No news is good news.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

There's an exception to every rule.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The bigger, the better.

Give the Devil his due.

A good man is hard to find.

Business before pleasure.

Fight fire with fire.

Time is money.

Talk is cheap.

You are never too old to learn.

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

It takes one to know one.

You can't always get what you want.

Let well alone.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Less is more.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Count your blessings.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Every stick has two ends.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Share and share alike.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Only fools and horses work.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

First impressions are the most lasting.

It takes two to tango.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Money is the root of all evil.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Opposites attract.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Beware the Ides of March.

Seeing is believing.

Slow but sure.

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

History repeats itself.

Physician, heal thyself.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Clothes do not make the man.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Make love not war.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Better safe than sorry.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The Devil is in the details.

To every thing there is a season.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It goes without saying.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

There is honour among thieves.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Only the good die young.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

All's fair in love and war.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Ignorance is bliss.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

One hand washes the other.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Charity begins at home.

Tomorrow is another day.

Love makes the world go round.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Life begins at forty.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

All you need is love.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Time and tide wait for no one.

More haste, less speed.

Any port in a storm.

Good talk saves the food.

Live and learn.

Practice what you preach.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Practice makes perfect.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

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

You reap what you sow.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A cat has nine lives.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

You are what you eat.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Home is where the heart is.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Enough is enough.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Even a worm will turn.

The truth will out.

Tomorrow never comes.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Faith will move mountains.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

Everyone has their price.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It's the singer not the song.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Life is what you make it.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Keep your chin up.

The more the merrier.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Blood is thicker than water.

Less said, soon mended.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Walls have ears.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You can't take it with you.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Every dog has its day.

There's no place like home.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Truth will out.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There are two sides to every question.

A thing begun is half done.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

East, west, home's best.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't rock the boat.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Third time lucky.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Pride comes before a fall.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Time flies.

It never rains but it pours.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It's all grist to the mill.

Still waters run deep.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Good things come to those who wait.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The best defence is a good offence.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Better late than never.

Another day, another dollar.

You can't win them all.

He who hesitates is lost.

The best things in life are free.

Oil and water don't mix.

Look before you leap.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Bad money drives out good.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Fortune favours the brave.

Nothing new under the sun.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

No pain, no gain.

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

All good things must come to an end.

A cat may look at a king.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's safety in numbers.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Money isn't everything.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

What goes up must come down.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

You win some, you lose some.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Go the extra mile.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

All roads lead to Rome.

A golden key can open any door.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A man is known by his friends.

Horses for courses.