Don't meet troubles half-way.

Wonders will never cease.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Life is what you make it.

Practice what you preach.

Less said, soon mended.

The best things in life are free.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You can have too much of a good thing.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Easy come, easy go.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

There is honour among thieves.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Business before pleasure.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

No pain, no gain.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Beware the Ides of March.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Only the good die young.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Speak as you find.

Fight the good fight.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Honesty is the best policy.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The early bird gets the worm.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A house is not a home.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Might is right.

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

Bad news travels fast.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There's no time like the present.

Go the extra mile.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

You can't always get what you want.

You reap what you sow.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Life begins at forty.

The bigger, the better.

Waste not, want not.

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

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

What goes up must come down.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Money is the root of all evil.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Slow but sure.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Cheats never prosper.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

For everything there is a season.

All things must pass.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

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

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

What goes around comes around.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Seeing is believing.

East, west, home's best.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Seize the day.

There's no place like home.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Horses for courses.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Every stick has two ends.

Haste makes waste.

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

First things first.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Keep your chin up.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

To every thing there is a season.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

History repeats itself.

A man is known by his friends.

Hide in plain sight.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Nine tailors make a man.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Always put your best foot forward.

No man is an island.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Pearls of wisdom.

Share and share alike.

All's fair in love and war.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Talk is cheap.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Live and learn.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Money talks.

All you need is love.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

All good things come to those that wait.

Knowledge is power.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A dog is a man's best friend.

First come, first served.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Patience is a virtue.

Moderation in all things.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

To the victor go the spoils.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Every dog has its day.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

There's one born every minute.

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

Charity begins at home.

It takes one to know one.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Seek and you shall find.

Dead men tell no tales.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Third time lucky.

A fish always rots from the head.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It never rains but it pours.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Let the buyer beware.

The more the merrier.

Look before you leap.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Fight fire with fire.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Still waters run deep.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Handsome is as handsome does.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A bad penny always turns up.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Crime doesn't pay.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

More haste, less speed.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Live and let live.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Pride comes before a fall.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Less is more.

Keep your powder dry.

Actions speak louder than words.

Fortune favours the brave.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Time flies.

Hope springs eternal.

Out of sight, out of mind.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

If you build it, they will come.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Count your blessings.

A cat has nine lives.

An man's home is his castle.

Better safe than sorry.

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

The Devil is in the details.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

Great minds think alike.

There's safety in numbers.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Make love not war.

You are what you eat.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Truth will out.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The end justifies the means.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Good talk saves the food.

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

It's never too late to mend.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Everyone has their price.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Like father, like son.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Faith will move mountains.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Any port in a storm.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Many hands make light work.

Enough is enough.

All's well that ends well.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Money isn't everything.

You win some, you lose some.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't rock the boat.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Make haste slowly.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Two heads are better than one.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

One good deed deserves another.

A word to the wise is enough.

Get out while the getting is good.

The age of miracles is past.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

It takes two to tango.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Tomorrow never comes.

Misery loves company.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A miss is as good as a mile.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Physician, heal thyself.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

He who hesitates is lost.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can't take it with you.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A golden key can open any door.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All roads lead to Rome.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The show must go on.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

While there is life, there is hope.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Small things amuse small minds.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't get mad, get even.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Time is a great healer.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Accidents will happen.

There is no accounting for tastes.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You can't win them all.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Even a worm will turn.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Children and fools tell the truth.

All the world loves a lover.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Another day, another dollar.

A cat may look at a king.

Quid pro quo.

East is east, and west is west.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The wages of sin is death.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Paddle your own canoe.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Home is where the heart is.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Every picture tells a story.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The truth will out.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

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

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

Silence is golden.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

One hand washes the other.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Only fools and horses work.

Make haste slowly.

Different strokes for different folks.

All good things must come to an end.

The exception which proves the rule.

No man can serve two masters.

Love will find a way.

No news is good news.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Better late than never.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.