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

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

Practice makes perfect.

Speak as you find.

Shrouds have no pockets.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Bad news travels fast.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

For everything there is a season.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Love will find a way.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

You reap what you sow.

Fight the good fight.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Charity begins at home.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Silence is golden.

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

History repeats itself.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Better safe than sorry.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Go the extra mile.

No rest for the wicked.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Once bitten, twice shy.

One hand washes the other.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

No man is an island.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

It goes without saying.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Make haste slowly.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

What goes up must come down.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You are what you eat.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

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

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

Look before you leap.

Let the buyer beware.

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

Slow but sure.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Only the good die young.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Each to their own.

Less said, soon mended.

Let the dead bury the dead.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Many hands make light work.

No news is good news.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Less is more.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Still waters run deep.

Actions speak louder than words.

Practice what you preach.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It's better to give than to receive.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Physician, heal thyself.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Seize the day.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

All the world loves a lover.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Like father, like son.

Live and let live.

The Devil is in the details.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Variety is the spice of life.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You can't always get what you want.

Haste makes waste.

All that glitters is not gold.

The show must go on.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Walls have ears.

While there is life, there is hope.

Blood is thicker than water.

Everyone has their price.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Count your blessings.

The more the merrier.

Love is blind.

Fight fire with fire.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Beggars can't be choosers.

All good things must come to an end.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

There are two sides to every question.

There's no time like the present.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Truth will out.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Two heads are better than one.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Misery loves company.

There is honour among thieves.

There's an exception to every rule.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Time flies.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Accidents will happen.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

All publicity is good publicity.

Even a worm will turn.

The best defence is a good offence.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A golden key can open any door.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Money makes the world go round.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Keep your chin up.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The age of miracles is past.

Virtue is its own reward.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

It takes two to tango.

The customer is always right.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Nine tailors make a man.

The exception which proves the rule.

Third time lucky.

Moderation in all things.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Quid pro quo.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Give credit where credit is due.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

One good deed deserves another.

Every picture tells a story.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Oil and water don't mix.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Hide in plain sight.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The truth will out.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Pearls of wisdom.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Live and learn.

Clothes do not make the man.

The best things in life are free.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Beware the Ides of March.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

All's well that ends well.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Good things come to those who wait.

Learn to walk before you run.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Seeing is believing.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Knowledge is power.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A dog is a man's best friend.

It takes one to know one.

Enough is enough.

All roads lead to Rome.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Make love not war.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Man does not live by bread alone.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

The bigger, the better.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Life begins at forty.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

An army marches on its stomach.

Business before pleasure.

God helps those who help themselves.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Put your best foot forward.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You can't win them all.

A cat may look at a king.

The best-laid plans go astray.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Children and fools tell the truth.

East, west, home's best.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

There's one born every minute.

First come, first served.

Home is where the heart is.

A good man is hard to find.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

A man is known by his friends.

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

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It never rains but it pours.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Time is a great healer.

Persuasion is better than force.

Only fools and horses work.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

A bad penny always turns up.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Forgive and forget.

All things must pass.

Good talk saves the food.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The wages of sin is death.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

You can't take it with you.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's safety in numbers.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A watched pot never boils.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Life is what you make it.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Time will tell.

Seek and you shall find.

It's never too late to mend.

Bad money drives out good.

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

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

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

Every dog has its day.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your powder dry.

Another day, another dollar.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Different strokes for different folks.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

All good things come to those that wait.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Might is right.

Manners maketh the man.

Waste not, want not.

To the victor go the spoils.

Get out while the getting is good.

Dead men tell no tales.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Silence construes consent.

It's the singer not the song.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

You win some, you lose some.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Big fish eat little fish.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The end justifies the means.

Opposites attract.

All you need is love.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Paddle your own canoe.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Let well alone.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Easy come, easy go.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Wonders will never cease.

What can't be cured must be endured.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Crime doesn't pay.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Cheats never prosper.

Give the Devil his due.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Any port in a storm.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Horses for courses.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

An man's home is his castle.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A house is not a home.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

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

He who hesitates is lost.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The Devil looks after his own.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.