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

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

You are what you eat.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A bad penny always turns up.

No man is an island.

All you need is love.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Time is a great healer.

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

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Charity begins at home.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Let well alone.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Accidents will happen.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

You reap what you sow.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Walls have ears.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

There are two sides to every question.

The early bird gets the worm.

Cheats never prosper.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Patience is a virtue.

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

It goes without saying.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Silence is golden.

Any port in a storm.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The customer is always right.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Variety is the spice of life.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The Devil looks after his own.

God helps those who help themselves.

To every thing there is a season.

Learn to walk before you run.

East, west, home's best.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Less said, soon mended.

The wages of sin is death.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Fight fire with fire.

There's no fool like an old fool.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Many hands make light work.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

No rest for the wicked.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A cat may look at a king.

To the victor go the spoils.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

There's an exception to every rule.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Every picture tells a story.

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

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Better late than never.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

History repeats itself.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Bad news travels fast.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

For everything there is a season.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

A thing begun is half done.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Go the extra mile.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Horses for courses.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A watched pot never boils.

An army marches on its stomach.

Seize the day.

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

Waste not, want not.

The best defence is a good offence.

Love is blind.

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

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

No pain, no gain.

Every dog has its day.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Shrouds have no pockets.

He who hesitates is lost.

Two heads are better than one.

All things must pass.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A cat has nine lives.

Love makes the world go round.

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

It takes one to know one.

All roads lead to Rome.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Time flies.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Like father, like son.

Never tell tales out of school.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Good things come to those who wait.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Put your best foot forward.

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

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

Make haste slowly.

Less is more.

It takes two to tango.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Live and let live.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Money isn't everything.

Don't rock the boat.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A miss is as good as a mile.

All the world loves a lover.

There's safety in numbers.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Paddle your own canoe.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The end justifies the means.

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

The best is the enemy of the good.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Business before pleasure.

A golden key can open any door.

Silence construes consent.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Fortune favours the brave.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

What goes up must come down.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The truth will out.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Hide in plain sight.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Third time lucky.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Fight the good fight.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The bigger, the better.

All's fair in love and war.

Life begins at forty.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There's no time like the present.

Dead men tell no tales.

Keep your powder dry.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

You win some, you lose some.

Bad money drives out good.

Only fools and horses work.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Pearls of wisdom.

You can't take it with you.

What goes around comes around.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Blood is thicker than water.

Another day, another dollar.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Seeing is believing.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Faith will move mountains.

The Devil is in the details.

While there is life, there is hope.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Beware the Ides of March.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

No news is good news.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Great minds think alike.

Slow but sure.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Get out while the getting is good.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't change horses in midstream.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Still waters run deep.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

All's well that ends well.

One good deed deserves another.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Oil and water don't mix.

Forgive and forget.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

A man is known by his friends.

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

The age of miracles is past.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Hope springs eternal.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Knowledge is power.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Revenge is sweet.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Everyone has their price.

There is honour among thieves.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Ignorance is bliss.

The best things in life are free.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Moderation in all things.

Keep your chin up.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Count your blessings.

One hand washes the other.

Only the good die young.

Enough is as good as a feast.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The exception which proves the rule.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Each to their own.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't shoot the messenger.

All publicity is good publicity.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Practice what you preach.

Misery loves company.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Seek and you shall find.

Every stick has two ends.

You can't win them all.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It's never too late to mend.

Let the dead bury the dead.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Look before you leap.

It's all grist to the mill.

Opposites attract.

Truth will out.

Time is money.

A good man is hard to find.

Better safe than sorry.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It's the singer not the song.

The show must go on.

There's one born every minute.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Share and share alike.

Make haste slowly.

Nine tailors make a man.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Quid pro quo.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Might is right.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

It never rains but it pours.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Time will tell.

First things first.

Even a worm will turn.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The more the merrier.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Actions speak louder than words.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

What goes up must come down.

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

Haste makes waste.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Live and learn.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Speak as you find.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

East is east, and west is west.