The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

All's well that ends well.

Patience is a virtue.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Charity begins at home.

Enough is as good as a feast.

All publicity is good publicity.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

East is east, and west is west.

Another day, another dollar.

You can't win them all.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

First come, first served.

Give the Devil his due.

No man can serve two masters.

Children and fools tell the truth.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It goes without saying.

Dead men tell no tales.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The bigger, the better.

A watched pot never boils.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

The more the merrier.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

What goes around comes around.

The wages of sin is death.

Persuasion is better than force.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The early bird gets the worm.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Talk is cheap.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The exception which proves the rule.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Manners maketh the man.

Go the extra mile.

Enough is enough.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

The truth will out.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Still waters run deep.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

All good things come to those that wait.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Time is money.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

All good things must come to an end.

You win some, you lose some.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

There's no place like home.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

To the victor go the spoils.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's an exception to every rule.

Pride comes before a fall.

Every stick has two ends.

Less is more.

Always put your best foot forward.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Quid pro quo.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Time will tell.

Accidents will happen.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Haste makes waste.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Might is right.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

If you build it, they will come.

Learn to walk before you run.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Time is a great healer.

The end justifies the means.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The Devil is in the details.

Forgive and forget.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It takes two to tango.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Many hands make light work.

Time flies.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Let bygones be bygones.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Honesty is the best policy.

Only the good die young.

All roads lead to Rome.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

All things must pass.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Easy come, easy go.

Any port in a storm.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Walls have ears.

Once bitten, twice shy.

One good deed deserves another.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Better late than never.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Slow but sure.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Pearls of wisdom.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Home is where the heart is.

What goes up must come down.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Cold hands, warm heart.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

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

A man is known by his friends.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The Devil looks after his own.

Life is what you make it.

Hide in plain sight.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

First things first.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's no smoke without fire.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Blood is thicker than water.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Fight the good fight.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Practice what you preach.

For everything there is a season.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Waste not, want not.

Two heads are better than one.

Even a worm will turn.

Every dog has its day.

An man's home is his castle.

An army marches on its stomach.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Count your blessings.

All that glitters is not gold.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Moderation in all things.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It's never too late to mend.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

All the world loves a lover.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Look before you leap.

No news is good news.

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

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Silence is golden.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Slow and steady wins the race.

It's better to give than to receive.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Small things amuse small minds.

Opposites attract.

A fish always rots from the head.

Good talk saves the food.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

While there is life, there is hope.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Live and learn.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Never tell tales out of school.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Hope springs eternal.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Seek and you shall find.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Let well alone.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A house is not a home.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Life begins at forty.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Every picture tells a story.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Actions speak louder than words.

Live and let live.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Revenge is sweet.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

To every thing there is a season.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Seize the day.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Each to their own.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Nine tailors make a man.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's no time like the present.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Like father, like son.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Beware the Ides of March.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Better safe than sorry.

When one door shuts, another opens.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Bad news travels fast.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Big fish eat little fish.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Horses for courses.

A bad penny always turns up.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Seeing is believing.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Clothes do not make the man.

Everyone has their price.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

You are never too old to learn.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't get mad, get even.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Business before pleasure.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Love will find a way.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Money is the root of all evil.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Money talks.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You are what you eat.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Great minds think alike.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

East, west, home's best.

Truth will out.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The show must go on.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

No rest for the wicked.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Youth is wasted on the young.

History repeats itself.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A cat has nine lives.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Third time lucky.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Make haste slowly.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

No man is an island.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Tomorrow is another day.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Fight fire with fire.

More haste, less speed.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Knowledge is power.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

You can't take it with you.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

All's fair in love and war.

Silence construes consent.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Only fools and horses work.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A cat may look at a king.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Less said, soon mended.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

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