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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Talk is cheap.

Each to their own.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Great minds think alike.

A watched pot never boils.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't shoot the messenger.

All's well that ends well.

He who hesitates is lost.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Less is more.

Seeing is believing.

The customer is always right.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

It's better to give than to receive.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Paddle your own canoe.

Let well alone.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A miss is as good as a mile.

One hand washes the other.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Never tell tales out of school.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Money isn't everything.

The end justifies the means.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Let the dead bury the dead.

No news is good news.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Misery loves company.

There's safety in numbers.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Slow but sure.

Enough is enough.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Easy come, easy go.

Go the extra mile.

Always put your best foot forward.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

It takes one to know one.

A cat may look at a king.

In the midst of life we are in death.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It's never too late to mend.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Clothes do not make the man.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Many hands make light work.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Practice what you preach.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It takes two to tango.

Time is money.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Less said, soon mended.

There is honour among thieves.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A word to the wise is enough.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Count your blessings.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Hide in plain sight.

All publicity is good publicity.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Keep your powder dry.

For everything there is a season.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Silence construes consent.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Only the good die young.

Time will tell.

The wages of sin is death.

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

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

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

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Life is what you make it.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Speak as you find.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

Forgive and forget.

Give credit where credit is due.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Keep your chin up.

Pride comes before a fall.

A fish always rots from the head.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Business before pleasure.

Live and learn.

There are two sides to every question.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Live and let live.

A golden key can open any door.

Honesty is the best policy.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Charity begins at home.

Get out while the getting is good.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Practice makes perfect.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Quid pro quo.

Big fish eat little fish.

There's no time like the present.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

First things first.

Only fools and horses work.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Walls have ears.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Good things come to those who wait.

Knowledge is power.

The Devil looks after his own.

Make haste slowly.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All the world loves a lover.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Children should be seen and not heard.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

No rest for the wicked.

Virtue is its own reward.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

You can't always get what you want.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Truth will out.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't rock the boat.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Do as I say, not as I do.

There's no smoke without fire.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Third time lucky.

Look before you leap.

The best defence is a good offence.

An army marches on its stomach.

Wonders will never cease.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Money talks.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Fortune favours the brave.

First come, first served.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Money makes the world go round.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

More haste, less speed.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Nine tailors make a man.

There's one born every minute.

Moderation in all things.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Put your best foot forward.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Another day, another dollar.

East, west, home's best.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Everyone has their price.

A bad penny always turns up.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

What goes up must come down.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

If you build it, they will come.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

What can't be cured must be endured.

It goes without saying.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Dead men tell no tales.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The bigger, the better.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

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

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

Love makes the world go round.

What goes around comes around.

Waste not, want not.

Give the Devil his due.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Fight fire with fire.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Like father, like son.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't get mad, get even.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

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

East is east, and west is west.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Time is a great healer.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Life begins at forty.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

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

It's all grist to the mill.

While there is life, there is hope.

Once a thief, always a thief.

All you need is love.

Patience is a virtue.

Learn to walk before you run.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The best things in life are free.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Might is right.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Horses for courses.

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

Time flies.

Crime doesn't pay.

All good things come to those that wait.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Let the buyer beware.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Bad money drives out good.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Every dog has its day.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Every picture tells a story.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Silence is golden.

To every thing there is a season.

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

A cat has nine lives.

A good man is hard to find.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Opposites attract.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

A man is known by his friends.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Make love not war.

No man can serve two masters.

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

A house is not a home.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Better late than never.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It never rains but it pours.

Love is blind.

You are what you eat.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Cheats never prosper.

There's no place like home.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Any port in a storm.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The show must go on.

Oil and water don't mix.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

All things must pass.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Home is where the heart is.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The age of miracles is past.

Fight the good fight.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Blood is thicker than water.

Let bygones be bygones.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Haste makes waste.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Love will find a way.

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

Good things come in small packages.

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.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You win some, you lose some.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All roads lead to Rome.

Share and share alike.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Tomorrow is another day.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You can't win them all.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

One good deed deserves another.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Seize the day.

Better safe than sorry.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.