Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Even a worm will turn.

Truth will out.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Every stick has two ends.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Better late than never.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Practice makes perfect.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

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

A house is not a home.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It goes without saying.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

East is east, and west is west.

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

It takes one to know one.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Hope springs eternal.

Slow but sure.

No rest for the wicked.

You win some, you lose some.

A bad penny always turns up.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Revenge is sweet.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Speak as you find.

Physician, heal thyself.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Might is right.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Great minds think alike.

Curiosity killed the cat.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Moderation in all things.

Tomorrow never comes.

Fight fire with fire.

Nine tailors make a man.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

There's no time like the present.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Hide in plain sight.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A man is known by his friends.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

While there is life, there is hope.

You reap what you sow.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Seeing is believing.

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

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Charity begins at home.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Love will find a way.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

There are two sides to every question.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Let bygones be bygones.

Better safe than sorry.

No news is good news.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Bad news travels fast.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You are what you eat.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

God helps those who help themselves.

Cheats never prosper.

There's an exception to every rule.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Beware the Ides of March.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

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

Time will tell.

Go the extra mile.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Time and tide wait for no one.

All roads lead to Rome.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Put your best foot forward.

Like father, like son.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Get out while the getting is good.

Haste makes waste.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Money is the root of all evil.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Good things come to those who wait.

Time is a great healer.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

For everything there is a season.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

All's fair in love and war.

You can't take it with you.

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

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Nothing new under the sun.

Everyone has their price.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Keep your chin up.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Live and learn.

A good man is hard to find.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Let well alone.

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

Only fools and horses work.

What goes around comes around.

Misery loves company.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Forgive and forget.

All the world loves a lover.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

An man's home is his castle.

All's well that ends well.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A new broom sweeps clean.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Honesty is the best policy.

The Devil is in the details.

Money talks.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Less is more.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

There's safety in numbers.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Virtue is its own reward.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Still waters run deep.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Bad money drives out good.

Love is blind.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't rock the boat.

A golden key can open any door.

A watched pot never boils.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

To every thing there is a season.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't get mad, get even.

Waste not, want not.

If you build it, they will come.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

No pain, no gain.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Horses for courses.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

In the midst of life we are in death.

You can't always get what you want.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Many hands make light work.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Money isn't everything.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Wonders will never cease.

History repeats itself.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Practice what you preach.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Time flies.

Needs must when the devil drives.

No man can serve two masters.

Seize the day.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

No man is an island.

Home is where the heart is.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Count your blessings.

There's no smoke without fire.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Silence construes consent.

Clothes do not make the man.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

First things first.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

First come, first served.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Make love not war.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

All things must pass.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Youth is wasted on the young.

All good things come to those that wait.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The best defence is a good offence.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Live and let live.

Fortune favours the brave.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It's never too late to mend.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Manners maketh the man.

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

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

Silence is golden.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

There's no place like home.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Time is money.

Opposites attract.

It takes two to tango.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The Devil looks after his own.

Enough is as good as a feast.

To the victor go the spoils.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Pride comes before a fall.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

The bigger, the better.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Accidents will happen.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Another day, another dollar.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Walls have ears.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Look before you leap.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

One good deed deserves another.

More haste, less speed.

Dead men tell no tales.

Money makes the world go round.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Life begins at forty.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Knowledge is power.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The truth will out.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There is honour among thieves.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Patience is a virtue.

It's all grist to the mill.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

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

Talk is cheap.

Every dog has its day.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You are never too old to learn.

Each to their own.

Oil and water don't mix.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Two heads are better than one.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Faith will move mountains.

The best things in life are free.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Quid pro quo.

A leopard can't change its spots.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

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

Give the Devil his due.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Learn to walk before you run.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Enough is enough.

A cat may look at a king.

Seek and you shall find.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

One hand washes the other.

Share and share alike.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Make haste slowly.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A poor worker blames the tools.

All publicity is good publicity.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

An army marches on its stomach.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Only the good die young.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

An empty vessel makes much noise.