Needs must when the devil drives.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Might is right.

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

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's safety in numbers.

Even a worm will turn.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

To every thing there is a season.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The exception which proves the rule.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Physician, heal thyself.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Beauty is only skin deep.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Virtue is its own reward.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Business before pleasure.

Paddle your own canoe.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

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

Live and let live.

Laughter is the best medicine.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Time is money.

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

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Appearances can be deceptive.

No news is good news.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Moderation in all things.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Small things amuse small minds.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Still waters run deep.

Revenge is sweet.

Good things come in small packages.

Count your blessings.

You are what you eat.

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

If you build it, they will come.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Horses for courses.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Make hay while the sun shines.

History repeats itself.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It's never too late to mend.

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

No man is an island.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Knowledge is power.

Don't get mad, get even.

Hope springs eternal.

The show must go on.

Keep your powder dry.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A fish always rots from the head.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

East, west, home's best.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Life begins at forty.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Every dog has its day.

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

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

First impressions are the most lasting.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

All publicity is good publicity.

Blood is thicker than water.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Silence is golden.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

There's no time like the present.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Make haste slowly.

Money makes the world go round.

An man's home is his castle.

What goes up must come down.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

One good deed deserves another.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

All that glitters is not gold.

You can't take it with you.

More haste, less speed.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A golden key can open any door.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Walls have ears.

Waste not, want not.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A cat has nine lives.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Love will find a way.

All you need is love.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Slow and steady wins the race.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Let well alone.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Honesty is the best policy.

All's fair in love and war.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

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

There is honour among thieves.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Seek and you shall find.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Every picture tells a story.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Home is where the heart is.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Bad money drives out good.

Practice what you preach.

The end justifies the means.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A thing begun is half done.

It takes one to know one.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Less is more.

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

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

The customer is always right.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Hide in plain sight.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

No man can serve two masters.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You are never too old to learn.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

To the victor go the spoils.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

All good things come to those that wait.

Each to their own.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Pearls of wisdom.

Silence construes consent.

Cheats never prosper.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Less said, soon mended.

Slow but sure.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

The best things in life are free.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Wonders will never cease.

Every stick has two ends.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

East is east, and west is west.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The truth will out.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Christmas comes but once a year.

There's one born every minute.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

All roads lead to Rome.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You win some, you lose some.

Like father, like son.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Any port in a storm.

Nine tailors make a man.

He who hesitates is lost.

All good things must come to an end.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Practice makes perfect.

Two heads are better than one.

Live and learn.

Speak as you find.

Accidents will happen.

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

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

All the world loves a lover.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

What goes around comes around.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Tomorrow is another day.

Pride comes before a fall.

Good talk saves the food.

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

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Only fools and horses work.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

All things must pass.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Look before you leap.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Better late than never.

All's well that ends well.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Everyone has their price.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The leopard does not change his spots.

First things first.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You can't win them all.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Haste makes waste.

A good man is hard to find.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Misery loves company.

Money isn't everything.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Love makes the world go round.

No pain, no gain.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It's the singer not the song.

Fight the good fight.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

While there is life, there is hope.

Third time lucky.

Time will tell.

If the cap fits, wear it.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A watched pot never boils.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The age of miracles is past.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Give the Devil his due.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Good fences make good neighbours.

Let the buyer beware.

It goes without saying.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The early bird gets the worm.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

There's no place like home.

Seeing is believing.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Time flies.

Always put your best foot forward.

Never tell tales out of school.

You can't always get what you want.

You reap what you sow.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

For everything there is a season.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Go the extra mile.

Persuasion is better than force.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

The bigger, the better.

Give credit where credit is due.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

One hand washes the other.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

First come, first served.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

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

A man is known by his friends.

It's better to give than to receive.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Money talks.

A house is not a home.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Great minds think alike.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Forgive and forget.

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

Make love not war.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

It never rains but it pours.

Talk is cheap.

Time is a great healer.

An army marches on its stomach.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Love is blind.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Easy come, easy go.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Opposites attract.

Fight fire with fire.

Once a thief, always a thief.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't rock the boat.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Many hands make light work.