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

There is honour among thieves.

All the world loves a lover.

Money talks.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

All roads lead to Rome.

Time is money.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nine tailors make a man.

Money makes the world go round.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Pride comes before a fall.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

East is east, and west is west.

Every picture tells a story.

Another day, another dollar.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Moderation in all things.

Life is what you make it.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Like father, like son.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

First things first.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Physician, heal thyself.

The pen is mightier than sword.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Only the good die young.

There's a time and a place for everything.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Life begins at forty.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You can't make bricks without straw.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

For everything there is a season.

Faith will move mountains.

No pain, no gain.

Let bygones be bygones.

Bad news travels fast.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Manners maketh the man.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

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

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A cat may look at a king.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Speak as you find.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

All things must pass.

Business before pleasure.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Blood is thicker than water.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

Less is more.

No man can serve two masters.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Live and learn.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A fish always rots from the head.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Every dog has its day.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Silence is golden.

The Devil is in the details.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Look before you leap.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Knowledge is power.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All that glitters is not gold.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Always put your best foot forward.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

More haste, less speed.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The wages of sin is death.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Great minds think alike.

Practice what you preach.

Every stick has two ends.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Slow but sure.

Good things come to those who wait.

You are what you eat.

All good things must come to an end.

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

History repeats itself.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Actions speak louder than words.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Patience is a virtue.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

You can't win them all.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Oil and water don't mix.

Time flies.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The customer is always right.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Tomorrow is another day.

Live and let live.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Give the Devil his due.

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

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

God helps those who help themselves.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Each to their own.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Good things come in small packages.

Revenge is sweet.

Persuasion is better than force.

Beauty is only skin deep.

First come, first served.

No rest for the wicked.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Love makes the world go round.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Hope springs eternal.

Love will find a way.

Christmas comes but once a year.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The end justifies the means.

Two heads are better than one.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Everyone has their price.

No man is an island.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

While there is life, there is hope.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

There's no time like the present.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A man is known by his friends.

It's all grist to the mill.

Horses for courses.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Waste not, want not.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Charity begins at home.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Time will tell.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The Devil looks after his own.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Haste makes waste.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

It takes one to know one.

Nothing new under the sun.

Enough is enough.

Fight fire with fire.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A bad penny always turns up.

The bigger, the better.

Accidents will happen.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Misery loves company.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Better late than never.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Seize the day.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It goes without saying.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

No news is good news.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Talk is cheap.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

There's safety in numbers.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The show must go on.

Virtue is its own reward.

To every thing there is a season.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It's never too late to mend.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Seeing is believing.

What can't be cured must be endured.

All's well that ends well.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Might is right.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Tomorrow never comes.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

You are never too old to learn.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Keep your powder dry.

All you need is love.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

What goes around comes around.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The age of miracles is past.

Love is blind.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

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

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

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Variety is the spice of life.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Even a worm will turn.

East, west, home's best.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Fight the good fight.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

The more the merrier.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Seek and you shall find.

Keep your chin up.

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

A golden key can open any door.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Get out while the getting is good.

A thing begun is half done.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Handsome is as handsome does.

All's fair in love and war.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Let well alone.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

To the victor go the spoils.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

Learn to walk before you run.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Hide in plain sight.

Good talk saves the food.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Quid pro quo.

It's the singer not the song.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

What goes up must come down.

It never rains but it pours.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't rock the boat.

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

An man's home is his castle.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Share and share alike.

In the midst of life we are in death.

One hand washes the other.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It takes two to tango.

Go the extra mile.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A good man is hard to find.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The early bird gets the worm.

Many hands make light work.

Let the buyer beware.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You reap what you sow.

Give credit where credit is due.

The exception which proves the rule.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

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

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

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Make love not war.

There's no place like home.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A house is not a home.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

There's no smoke without fire.

Third time lucky.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You win some, you lose some.

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

There's one born every minute.

Any port in a storm.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Paddle your own canoe.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Forgive and forget.

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

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Silence construes consent.

Never tell tales out of school.

Money isn't everything.

A word to the wise is enough.