It's better to give than to receive.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

All's fair in love and war.

Hide in plain sight.

An army marches on its stomach.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Good things come to those who wait.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The end justifies the means.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Crime doesn't pay.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

No man can serve two masters.

A bad penny always turns up.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

There's no time like the present.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Time will tell.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

You are never too old to learn.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Man does not live by bread alone.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Better safe than sorry.

Forgive and forget.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Dead men tell no tales.

Variety is the spice of life.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Let bygones be bygones.

The best defence is a good offence.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Practice what you preach.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Live and let live.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Horses for courses.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Cold hands, warm heart.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Less is more.

Seeing is believing.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Bad money drives out good.

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

No news is good news.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

All things must pass.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

No pain, no gain.

To every thing there is a season.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Time is a great healer.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Two heads are better than one.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

One hand washes the other.

Another day, another dollar.

Third time lucky.

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

Good talk saves the food.

All publicity is good publicity.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Walls have ears.

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

Time flies.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

There's no place like home.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

It takes two to tango.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Live and learn.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Beware the Ides of March.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Love is blind.

Seek and you shall find.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

He who hesitates is lost.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Truth will out.

Clothes do not make the man.

Handsome is as handsome does.

You can't take it with you.

Speak as you find.

Love will find a way.

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

East, west, home's best.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Each to their own.

Cheats never prosper.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Make love not war.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A golden key can open any door.

A house is not a home.

The customer is always right.

Stupid is as stupid does.

If you can't be good, be careful.

What goes around comes around.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Patience is a virtue.

Actions speak louder than words.

First come, first served.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The Devil looks after his own.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A thing begun is half done.

What goes up must come down.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

It goes without saying.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Many hands make light work.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A man is known by his friends.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Count your blessings.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

First things first.

Out of sight, out of mind.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Always put your best foot forward.

Wonders will never cease.

All you need is love.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

All roads lead to Rome.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

One good deed deserves another.

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

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

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Keep your powder dry.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Misery loves company.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A good man is hard to find.

Good things come in small packages.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Let well alone.

Might is right.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

You can't always get what you want.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Christmas comes but once a year.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Make haste slowly.

All good things must come to an end.

Virtue is its own reward.

Time is money.

The early bird gets the worm.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Learn to walk before you run.

Business before pleasure.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Seize the day.

Home is where the heart is.

Blood is thicker than water.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Accidents will happen.

Oil and water don't mix.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Less said, soon mended.

While there is life, there is hope.

There are two sides to every question.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Fight the good fight.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

An man's home is his castle.

The more the merrier.

You can't win them all.

It takes one to know one.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Slow but sure.

Fight fire with fire.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

Great minds think alike.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Life begins at forty.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Money talks.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

All's well that ends well.

It never rains but it pours.

Charity begins at home.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Only the good die young.

Let the buyer beware.

A cat may look at a king.

Knowledge is power.

Manners maketh the man.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

For everything there is a season.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Pearls of wisdom.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't shoot the messenger.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The wages of sin is death.

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

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Enough is enough.

Even a worm will turn.

Persuasion is better than force.

Different strokes for different folks.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Big fish eat little fish.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Share and share alike.

Ignorance is bliss.

Pride comes before a fall.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Easy come, easy go.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Quid pro quo.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There's one born every minute.

Still waters run deep.

Never tell tales out of school.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

To the victor go the spoils.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

No man is an island.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's never too late to mend.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Small things amuse small minds.

A word to the wise is enough.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

It's the singer not the song.

Money isn't everything.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

Nine tailors make a man.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Needs must when the devil drives.

No rest for the wicked.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Talk is cheap.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Look before you leap.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You win some, you lose some.

Life is what you make it.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Everyone has their price.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Money makes the world go round.

You reap what you sow.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

A cat has nine lives.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A fish always rots from the head.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Opposites attract.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Love makes the world go round.

Moderation in all things.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A watched pot never boils.

Money is the root of all evil.

Any port in a storm.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Every dog has its day.

Fortune favours the brave.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

History repeats itself.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

Keep your chin up.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Silence construes consent.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A man is known by his friends.

All that glitters is not gold.

The best things in life are free.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

There is no accounting for tastes.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Every stick has two ends.

You are what you eat.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

The show must go on.