A little of what you fancy does you good.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Seek and you shall find.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

No pain, no gain.

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

Misery loves company.

Money talks.

There's no time like the present.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Make haste slowly.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Keep your powder dry.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Never tell tales out of school.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

All that glitters is not gold.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Hope springs eternal.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It goes without saying.

East is east, and west is west.

Time is a great healer.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Charity begins at home.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

A house is not a home.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

One swallow does not a summer make.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The Devil is in the details.

All good things come to those that wait.

Live and learn.

It takes one to know one.

First things first.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

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

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Put your best foot forward.

Walls have ears.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

All good things must come to an end.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Live and let live.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

An man's home is his castle.

Seize the day.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Money isn't everything.

Fight fire with fire.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Quid pro quo.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Home is where the heart is.

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

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

There are two sides to every question.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Revenge is sweet.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Never go to bed on an argument.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

God helps those who help themselves.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Better late than never.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Life begins at forty.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It's all grist to the mill.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

The age of miracles is past.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's one born every minute.

Another day, another dollar.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

One hand washes the other.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Share and share alike.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Might is right.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Haste makes waste.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Bad news travels fast.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Every dog has its day.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Many hands make light work.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There's no smoke without fire.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

All's fair in love and war.

You can't always get what you want.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The customer is always right.

Knowledge is power.

A word to the wise is enough.

Accidents will happen.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

One good deed deserves another.

Variety is the spice of life.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The best things in life are free.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

While there is life, there is hope.

The wages of sin is death.

Moderation in all things.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

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

The show must go on.

There is honour among thieves.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Talk is cheap.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

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

No news is good news.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

What goes around comes around.

Enough is enough.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Practice makes perfect.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Manners maketh the man.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A person is known by the company they keep.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

East, west, home's best.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Let the buyer beware.

Every picture tells a story.

Persuasion is better than force.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Love will find a way.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Look before you leap.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

A thing begun is half done.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Only the good die young.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A cat has nine lives.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Count your blessings.

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

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

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

All you need is love.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The best defence is a good offence.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It never rains but it pours.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A picture paints a thousand words.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A man is known by his friends.

Faith will move mountains.

Virtue is its own reward.

Let well alone.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Each to their own.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Business before pleasure.

Make love not war.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Everyone has their price.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Time is money.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't rock the boat.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

If you build it, they will come.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Easy come, easy go.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There's safety in numbers.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

What goes up must come down.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Money makes the world go round.

To every thing there is a season.

To the victor go the spoils.

Truth will out.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Time will tell.

Horses for courses.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

An army marches on its stomach.

First come, first served.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't change horses in midstream.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

The end justifies the means.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The exception which proves the rule.

Forgive and forget.

Go the extra mile.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

No man can serve two masters.

A golden key can open any door.

A poor worker blames the tools.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Good things come in small packages.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

You are what you eat.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A bad penny always turns up.

Dead men tell no tales.

More haste, less speed.

Opposites attract.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Two heads are better than one.

Physician, heal thyself.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Waste not, want not.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It's the singer not the song.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Hide in plain sight.

You win some, you lose some.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Nothing succeeds like success.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Any port in a storm.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Great minds think alike.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Fight the good fight.

Love makes the world go round.

No man is an island.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The bigger, the better.

Give the Devil his due.

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

You can't win them all.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Crime doesn't pay.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Like father, like son.

Beware the Ides of March.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Good talk saves the food.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Give credit where credit is due.

Pride comes before a fall.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

History repeats itself.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Less is more.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Seeing is believing.

The truth will out.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Let bygones be bygones.

Cheats never prosper.

All the world loves a lover.

Life is what you make it.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Still waters run deep.

The more the merrier.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Speak as you find.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

All things must pass.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Even a worm will turn.

Learn to walk before you run.

It takes two to tango.

A cat may look at a king.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Wonders will never cease.

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