Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Seize the day.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Each to their own.

Time will tell.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

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

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Beware the Ides of March.

It takes two to tango.

No pain, no gain.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

He who hesitates is lost.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Live and learn.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A bad penny always turns up.

You are never too old to learn.

There's no time like the present.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

No rest for the wicked.

Horses for courses.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's all grist to the mill.

Make love not war.

Talk is cheap.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

There's no smoke without fire.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Money isn't everything.

A golden key can open any door.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Truth will out.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Faith will move mountains.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Tomorrow is another day.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Needs must when the devil drives.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Only fools and horses work.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A cat has nine lives.

All that glitters is not gold.

Look before you leap.

Cheats never prosper.

Any port in a storm.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

What goes up must come down.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Waste not, want not.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Quid pro quo.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

No news is good news.

Every dog has its day.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Love is blind.

Revenge is sweet.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Charity begins at home.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You win some, you lose some.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Fortune favours the brave.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A fish always rots from the head.

The truth will out.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Always put your best foot forward.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Like father, like son.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Keep your powder dry.

Blood is thicker than water.

Actions speak louder than words.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Clothes do not make the man.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Seek and you shall find.

An army marches on its stomach.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Seeing is believing.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Opposites attract.

It's never too late to mend.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Get out while the getting is good.

Let the buyer beware.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A cat may look at a king.

Good things come in small packages.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Better late than never.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Give the Devil his due.

History repeats itself.

Different strokes for different folks.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Pride comes before a fall.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The best defence is a good offence.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Still waters run deep.

You can't take it with you.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Knowledge is power.

Less said, soon mended.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Variety is the spice of life.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Enough is enough.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It never rains but it pours.

Big fish eat little fish.

To every thing there is a season.

Let bygones be bygones.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The age of miracles is past.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

What goes around comes around.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Time is a great healer.

There's no place like home.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Time flies.

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

Life is what you make it.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Bad news travels fast.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Good things come to those who wait.

God helps those who help themselves.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Accidents will happen.

While there is life, there is hope.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Bad money drives out good.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't get mad, get even.

The show must go on.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Money talks.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The best things in life are free.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

To the victor go the spoils.

Life begins at forty.

Speak as you find.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

One hand washes the other.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Count your blessings.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

All's well that ends well.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Two heads are better than one.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

There are two sides to every question.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Paddle your own canoe.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Good talk saves the food.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Practice what you preach.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Live and let live.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Manners maketh the man.

Nine tailors make a man.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The wages of sin is death.

Time is money.

Fight the good fight.

An man's home is his castle.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Love will find a way.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Even a worm will turn.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Home is where the heart is.

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

First things first.

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

Misery loves company.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Business before pleasure.

No man is an island.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

First come, first served.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A house is not a home.

Keep your chin up.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Practice makes perfect.

All roads lead to Rome.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

All things must pass.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

More haste, less speed.

There's safety in numbers.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Walls have ears.

Don't rock the boat.

Moderation in all things.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Nothing new under the sun.

Less is more.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You can't win them all.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Great minds think alike.

One good deed deserves another.

Go the extra mile.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Third time lucky.

You are what you eat.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

A good man is hard to find.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Persuasion is better than force.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

Everyone has their price.

The customer is always right.

The more the merrier.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

All good things must come to an end.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

No man can serve two masters.

All's fair in love and war.

Make haste slowly.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

You reap what you sow.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Let well alone.

All you need is love.

It's better to give than to receive.

There is honour among thieves.

Patience is a virtue.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Cold hands, warm heart.

You can't always get what you want.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Slow but sure.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Many hands make light work.

Silence construes consent.

The bigger, the better.

Physician, heal thyself.

East is east, and west is west.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Fight fire with fire.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Wonders will never cease.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Once a thief, always a thief.