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

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

All good things must come to an end.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Go the extra mile.

The truth will out.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Small things amuse small minds.

Any port in a storm.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Bad money drives out good.

A person is known by the company they keep.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The wages of sin is death.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The show must go on.

Every stick has two ends.

Truth will out.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A good man is hard to find.

Haste makes waste.

Cold hands, warm heart.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Hide in plain sight.

Every dog has its day.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Little pitchers have big ears.

For everything there is a season.

Count your blessings.

Paddle your own canoe.

There is honour among thieves.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Nothing new under the sun.

The more the merrier.

There's safety in numbers.

Man does not live by bread alone.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Nine tailors make a man.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Silence construes consent.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Life is what you make it.

Big fish eat little fish.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The best-laid plans go astray.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There's no time like the present.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

If you build it, they will come.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Seek and you shall find.

Each to their own.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Wonders will never cease.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

What goes around comes around.

One hand washes the other.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Clothes do not make the man.

Charity begins at home.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Better late than never.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

All good things come to those that wait.

More haste, less speed.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Faith will move mountains.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

Still waters run deep.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

All roads lead to Rome.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Two heads are better than one.

Forgive and forget.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Practice makes perfect.

Patience is a virtue.

Oil and water don't mix.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Another day, another dollar.

Dead men tell no tales.

Love makes the world go round.

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

It takes two to tango.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

East is east, and west is west.

There's no place like home.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Waste not, want not.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Time is a great healer.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

First come, first served.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Better safe than sorry.

Money makes the world go round.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Physician, heal thyself.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A word to the wise is enough.

No man can serve two masters.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

No man is an island.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Blood is thicker than water.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

One good deed deserves another.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Different strokes for different folks.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Moderation in all things.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The bigger, the better.

Life begins at forty.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A house is not a home.

The Devil looks after his own.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

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

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Only the good die young.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

No pain, no gain.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

First things first.

Live and learn.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't rock the boat.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Pride comes before a fall.

Honesty is the best policy.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Knowledge is power.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Tomorrow never comes.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Many hands make light work.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

All things must pass.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Business before pleasure.

A new broom sweeps clean.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Crime doesn't pay.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The customer is always right.

Slow but sure.

You reap what you sow.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's no smoke without fire.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Let well alone.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Even a worm will turn.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Good things come to those who wait.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Time will tell.

It's the singer not the song.

Talk is cheap.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Great minds think alike.

Fight the good fight.

Stupid is as stupid does.

An man's home is his castle.

Put your best foot forward.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Share and share alike.

The end justifies the means.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Hope springs eternal.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Less is more.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Misery loves company.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Handsome is as handsome does.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

All the world loves a lover.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Every picture tells a story.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

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

Horses for courses.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Pearls of wisdom.

The Devil is in the details.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Like father, like son.

No news is good news.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Tomorrow is another day.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

God helps those who help themselves.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Silence is golden.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

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

It goes without saying.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Variety is the spice of life.

If the cap fits, wear it.

There's an exception to every rule.

Keep your powder dry.

Everyone has their price.

Make haste slowly.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Actions speak louder than words.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

A cat may look at a king.

It's all grist to the mill.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Bad news travels fast.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Enough is enough.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't take it with you.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Might is right.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Time is money.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't change horses in midstream.

To every thing there is a season.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

All's well that ends well.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

There's one born every minute.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Money talks.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You are what you eat.

The exception which proves the rule.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Practice what you preach.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You win some, you lose some.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Look before you leap.

Give credit where credit is due.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

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

Quid pro quo.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The best defence is a good offence.

Get out while the getting is good.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Make love not war.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A fish always rots from the head.

What goes up must come down.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Love will find a way.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Half a loaf is better than none.

All's fair in love and war.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Walls have ears.

It's never too late to mend.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Fortune favours the brave.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Curiosity killed the cat.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Seeing is believing.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A watched pot never boils.

The early bird gets the worm.

Let the buyer beware.

Never go to bed on an argument.

It never rains but it pours.

Easy come, easy go.

Time flies.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't get mad, get even.

History repeats itself.

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

Home is where the heart is.

A cat has nine lives.

No rest for the wicked.

Love is blind.

East, west, home's best.

All you need is love.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Opposites attract.

Beware the Ides of March.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Attack is the best form of defence.