The end justifies the means.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

More haste, less speed.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Patience is a virtue.

Every dog has its day.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Any port in a storm.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

It's better to give than to receive.

All good things must come to an end.

Each to their own.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Silence construes consent.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Good talk saves the food.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

What goes around comes around.

A house is not a home.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Haste makes waste.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The more the merrier.

Good things come to those who wait.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's best to be on the safe side.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Tomorrow never comes.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Only fools and horses work.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Live and learn.

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

For everything there is a season.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Better late than never.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You can have too much of a good thing.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Enough is enough.

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

It never rains but it pours.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Life is what you make it.

Make love not war.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Every stick has two ends.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Talk is cheap.

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

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It's the singer not the song.

Get out while the getting is good.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Fight the good fight.

A man is known by his friends.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

There is honour among thieves.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The show must go on.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Make haste slowly.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Opposites attract.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Small things amuse small minds.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Might is right.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A good man is hard to find.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Love makes the world go round.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

While there is life, there is hope.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Speak as you find.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Seize the day.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

No man is an island.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

What goes up must come down.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

All's fair in love and war.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Easy come, easy go.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Fight fire with fire.

Forgive and forget.

All you need is love.

Virtue is its own reward.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

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

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

All publicity is good publicity.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Physician, heal thyself.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Another day, another dollar.

All things must pass.

A poor worker blames the tools.

If you build it, they will come.

Money talks.

God helps those who help themselves.

Practice makes perfect.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

There are two sides to every question.

The early bird gets the worm.

The customer is always right.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Put your best foot forward.

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

Quid pro quo.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Practice what you preach.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

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

Great minds think alike.

Big fish eat little fish.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Let bygones be bygones.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Give credit where credit is due.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Many hands make light work.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's one born every minute.

Nothing new under the sun.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Still waters run deep.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Never speak ill of the dead.

No man can serve two masters.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Shrouds have no pockets.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Once a thief, always a thief.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Everyone has their price.

Hope springs eternal.

Crime doesn't pay.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

Pearls of wisdom.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

To every thing there is a season.

Only the good die young.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Business before pleasure.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Misery loves company.

Variety is the spice of life.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Even a worm will turn.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Walls have ears.

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

A cat has nine lives.

There's an exception to every rule.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Fortune favours the brave.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All's well that ends well.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Live and let live.

Don't rock the boat.

Look before you leap.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

First impressions are the most lasting.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Waste not, want not.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

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

Third time lucky.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Love will find a way.

All good things come to those that wait.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Love is blind.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Give the Devil his due.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Money is the root of all evil.

The truth will out.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Horses for courses.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

If you can't be good, be careful.

One good deed deserves another.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A golden key can open any door.

Keep your chin up.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Persuasion is better than force.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

One hand washes the other.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A word to the wise is enough.

Accidents will happen.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

First things first.

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

Go the extra mile.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

First come, first served.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Less is more.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You are never too old to learn.

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

The bigger, the better.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Blood is thicker than water.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A watched pot never boils.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Home is where the heart is.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You reap what you sow.

Silence is golden.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A new broom sweeps clean.

All that glitters is not gold.

Manners maketh the man.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Charity begins at home.

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

It goes without saying.

Cheats never prosper.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Honesty is the best policy.

Hide in plain sight.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Slow but sure.

Paddle your own canoe.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A fish always rots from the head.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Time will tell.

An man's home is his castle.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

There's no time like the present.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The Devil looks after his own.

An army marches on its stomach.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Bad news travels fast.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Different strokes for different folks.

Wonders will never cease.

Strike while the iron is hot.

To the victor go the spoils.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't get mad, get even.

Good things come in small packages.

Count your blessings.

You can't take it with you.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Let well alone.

Knowledge is power.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Moderation in all things.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Seeing is believing.

Time is a great healer.

Revenge is sweet.

There's no smoke without fire.

It takes one to know one.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There's safety in numbers.

No rest for the wicked.

The age of miracles is past.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It's all grist to the mill.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Share and share alike.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You are what you eat.

Money isn't everything.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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