Live and let live.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Different strokes for different folks.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The end justifies the means.

Seek and you shall find.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Make love not war.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

One hand washes the other.

Many hands make light work.

Walls have ears.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A bad penny always turns up.

Third time lucky.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Still waters run deep.

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

You can't win them all.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It takes one to know one.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

Any port in a storm.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Every picture tells a story.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Charity begins at home.

Life begins at forty.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The show must go on.

Love is blind.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Money is the root of all evil.

Revenge is sweet.

Bad news travels fast.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Get out while the getting is good.

Keep your powder dry.

It's the singer not the song.

Only fools and horses work.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Give credit where credit is due.

Do as I say, not as I do.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

No pain, no gain.

Honesty is the best policy.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

If you build it, they will come.

Fight the good fight.

You win some, you lose some.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Live and learn.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Quid pro quo.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Like father, like son.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Truth will out.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Accidents will happen.

History repeats itself.

More haste, less speed.

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

Time is money.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Less is more.

There's no time like the present.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Go the extra mile.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Children and fools tell the truth.

No rest for the wicked.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Count your blessings.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

First things first.

Practice what you preach.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Love will find a way.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Two heads are better than one.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

First come, first served.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Speak as you find.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Knowledge is power.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Give the Devil his due.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Dead men tell no tales.

All's fair in love and war.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The early bird gets the worm.

Talk is cheap.

Silence construes consent.

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

Opposites attract.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Practice makes perfect.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Patience is a virtue.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The customer is always right.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

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

An man's home is his castle.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Cheats never prosper.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Time will tell.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

For everything there is a season.

A man is known by his friends.

Time flies.

Pride comes before a fall.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Never go to bed on an argument.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Horses for courses.

Seize the day.

Even a worm will turn.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Only the good die young.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A good man is hard to find.

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

All things must pass.

Don't rock the boat.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The wages of sin is death.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Good fences make good neighbours.

There is honour among thieves.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The more the merrier.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Physician, heal thyself.

Clothes do not make the man.

The bigger, the better.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A house is not a home.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Money isn't everything.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Every dog has its day.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Great minds think alike.

Let bygones be bygones.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Another day, another dollar.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Forgive and forget.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Persuasion is better than force.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Wonders will never cease.

An army marches on its stomach.

It's never too late to mend.

Never tell tales out of school.

Money makes the world go round.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Manners maketh the man.

All's well that ends well.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You can't take it with you.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Each to their own.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Misery loves company.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Always put your best foot forward.

A picture paints a thousand words.

There's an exception to every rule.

Make haste slowly.

All roads lead to Rome.

Ignorance is bliss.

Put your best foot forward.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

It goes without saying.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A thing begun is half done.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Nine tailors make a man.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

East is east, and west is west.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Time is a great healer.

You can't always get what you want.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

He who hesitates is lost.

You reap what you sow.

Better late than never.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't get mad, get even.

To the victor go the spoils.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Actions speak louder than words.

Hope springs eternal.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Good things come in small packages.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Hide in plain sight.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A word to the wise is enough.

A fish always rots from the head.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

There's no place like home.

All you need is love.

Oil and water don't mix.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Might is right.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The age of miracles is past.

When one door shuts, another opens.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Laughter is the best medicine.

What goes up must come down.

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

Share and share alike.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Slow but sure.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

There's one born every minute.

The truth will out.

Bad money drives out good.

Haste makes waste.

Crime doesn't pay.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A golden key can open any door.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

One good deed deserves another.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Everyone has their price.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Fight fire with fire.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You are never too old to learn.

Life is what you make it.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

There are two sides to every question.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Look before you leap.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

What goes around comes around.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Look before you leap.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

God helps those who help themselves.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

All publicity is good publicity.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The exception which proves the rule.

It's best to be on the safe side.

All that glitters is not gold.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Appearances can be deceptive.

No man is an island.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Moderation in all things.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

It takes two to tango.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.