Jack of all trades, master of none.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Good things come to those who wait.

The bigger, the better.

The best defence is a good offence.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A word to the wise is enough.

Better safe than sorry.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Speak as you find.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Even a worm will turn.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The show must go on.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Home is where the heart is.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Let bygones be bygones.

Accidents will happen.

Seeing is believing.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Ignorance is bliss.

Seize the day.

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

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A good man is hard to find.

The more the merrier.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Enough is enough.

It takes two to tango.

Third time lucky.

Quid pro quo.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Different strokes for different folks.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Another day, another dollar.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Each to their own.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Moderation in all things.

Learn to walk before you run.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The end justifies the means.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Always put your best foot forward.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Make haste slowly.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Many hands make light work.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Nothing new under the sun.

Variety is the spice of life.

Actions speak louder than words.

There are two sides to every question.

In the midst of life we are in death.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Knowledge is power.

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

Every dog has its day.

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

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

You win some, you lose some.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Good things come in small packages.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All good things must come to an end.

All you need is love.

It's best to be on the safe side.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

All's well that ends well.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Love is blind.

It's all grist to the mill.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Keep your chin up.

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

No news is good news.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Make love not war.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

It's better to give than to receive.

Crime doesn't pay.

Big fish eat little fish.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Better late than never.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

If you can't be good, be careful.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

While there is life, there is hope.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Talk is cheap.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Forgive and forget.

It goes without saying.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

East is east, and west is west.

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

One hand washes the other.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Fight the good fight.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Like father, like son.

All things must pass.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Less is more.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Misery loves company.

To every thing there is a season.

An man's home is his castle.

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

The best things in life are free.

Waste not, want not.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

All good things come to those that wait.

Dead men tell no tales.

Faith will move mountains.

Tomorrow is another day.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can't make bricks without straw.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Walls have ears.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Love will find a way.

Count your blessings.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Money makes the world go round.

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

History repeats itself.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

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

A watched pot never boils.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Revenge is sweet.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Time flies.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Manners maketh the man.

Patience is a virtue.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Love makes the world go round.

If you build it, they will come.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Everyone has their price.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

God helps those who help themselves.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Put your best foot forward.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

There's one born every minute.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A house is not a home.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Only the good die young.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

Still waters run deep.

Horses for courses.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Time is a great healer.

Keep your powder dry.

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

The wages of sin is death.

It's never too late to mend.

Clothes do not make the man.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Virtue is its own reward.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Money talks.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Live and learn.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

All roads lead to Rome.

East, west, home's best.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Nine tailors make a man.

The age of miracles is past.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You can't win them all.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

More haste, less speed.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Pearls of wisdom.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Hide in plain sight.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Small things amuse small minds.

Two heads are better than one.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Haste makes waste.

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

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Hope springs eternal.

A cat has nine lives.

Great minds think alike.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Practice makes perfect.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Any port in a storm.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The Devil looks after his own.

All that glitters is not gold.

Bad money drives out good.

One good deed deserves another.

Life is what you make it.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The leopard does not change his spots.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

For everything there is a season.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's safety in numbers.

Every stick has two ends.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Silence is golden.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

He who hesitates is lost.

Fortune favours the brave.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

There's no smoke without fire.

All's fair in love and war.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You are what you eat.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Go the extra mile.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The early bird gets the worm.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Let well alone.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

All publicity is good publicity.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Opposites attract.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Oil and water don't mix.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Good talk saves the food.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You can't always get what you want.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Slow but sure.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A cat may look at a king.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Might is right.

Life begins at forty.

Seek and you shall find.

What goes up must come down.

Stupid is as stupid does.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A fish always rots from the head.

A dog is a man's best friend.

First things first.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Small things amuse small minds.

Blood is thicker than water.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Practice what you preach.

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

Truth will out.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Time will tell.

Less said, soon mended.

Persuasion is better than force.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Charity begins at home.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

You reap what you sow.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Give credit where credit is due.

The truth will out.

Paddle your own canoe.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Easy come, easy go.

Laughter is the best medicine.

You can't take it with you.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Fight fire with fire.

The exception which proves the rule.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There's no time like the present.

Silence construes consent.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Business before pleasure.

It never rains but it pours.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.