Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Always put your best foot forward.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

You are what you eat.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Different strokes for different folks.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Tomorrow never comes.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Great minds think alike.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Speak as you find.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Haste makes waste.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Less said, soon mended.

Better safe than sorry.

A poor worker blames the tools.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Like father, like son.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It's never too late to mend.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It goes without saying.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Slow but sure.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

There's no place like home.

Nothing new under the sun.

To every thing there is a season.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Get out while the getting is good.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Once a thief, always a thief.

All's well that ends well.

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

East, west, home's best.

Walls have ears.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The end justifies the means.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Any port in a storm.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A new broom sweeps clean.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Bad money drives out good.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

History repeats itself.

There are two sides to every question.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Easy come, easy go.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Money talks.

The truth will out.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Forgive and forget.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

No man can serve two masters.

Learn to walk before you run.

What goes around comes around.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Another day, another dollar.

All that glitters is not gold.

The customer is always right.

Live and let live.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Seek and you shall find.

Virtue is its own reward.

One good deed deserves another.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A good man is hard to find.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The best defence is a good offence.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It's the singer not the song.

Paddle your own canoe.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Handsome is as handsome does.

There's an exception to every rule.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A house is not a home.

Accidents will happen.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Hide in plain sight.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Talk is cheap.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The early bird gets the worm.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A golden key can open any door.

The Devil looks after his own.

Nine tailors make a man.

The age of miracles is past.

Crime doesn't pay.

Practice makes perfect.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Better late than never.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A bad penny always turns up.

Pride comes before a fall.

Every picture tells a story.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

One hand washes the other.

All things must pass.

Oil and water don't mix.

The exception which proves the rule.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A cat has nine lives.

Actions speak louder than words.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Count your blessings.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

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

Money makes the world go round.

It never rains but it pours.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Still waters run deep.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

If you can't be good, be careful.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

What goes up must come down.

Give credit where credit is due.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Seize the day.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Third time lucky.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

It takes two to tango.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Fight the good fight.

Dead men tell no tales.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It takes one to know one.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Practice what you preach.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Quid pro quo.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

He who hesitates is lost.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Time will tell.

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

Look before you leap.

Less is more.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't change horses in midstream.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Misery loves company.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Cheats never prosper.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Two heads are better than one.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

First things first.

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

The bigger, the better.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Keep your chin up.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

First come, first served.

There's no smoke without fire.

More haste, less speed.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Silence is golden.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

For everything there is a season.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

The Devil is in the details.

Knowledge is power.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Small things amuse small minds.

Business before pleasure.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

An army marches on its stomach.

Love will find a way.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Moderation in all things.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Time is money.

A word to the wise is enough.

You can't always get what you want.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

No rest for the wicked.

To the victor go the spoils.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Time flies.

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

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

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

A cat may look at a king.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Hope springs eternal.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Revenge is sweet.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

No pain, no gain.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

No news is good news.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

All the world loves a lover.

The show must go on.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Go the extra mile.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Share and share alike.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Let the buyer beware.

An man's home is his castle.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Beware the Ides of March.

Only the good die young.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Horses for courses.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Variety is the spice of life.

A dog is a man's best friend.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Every dog has its day.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The best is the enemy of the good.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't rock the boat.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

You can't take it with you.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Waste not, want not.

Seeing is believing.

Charity begins at home.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A man is known by his friends.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

All's fair in love and war.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Good fences make good neighbours.

If you build it, they will come.

Faith will move mountains.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Love is blind.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Good things come to those who wait.

There's no time like the present.

Enough is enough.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Many hands make light work.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Clothes do not make the man.

Blood is thicker than water.

There's safety in numbers.

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

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

The more the merrier.

No man is an island.

Opposites attract.

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

Fight fire with fire.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Love makes the world go round.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Keep your powder dry.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Let well alone.

Life is what you make it.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Fortune favours the brave.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Might is right.

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

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

There's one born every minute.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Forewarned is forearmed.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Each to their own.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Silence construes consent.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.