Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A house is not a home.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Tomorrow is another day.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Big fish eat little fish.

The leopard does not change his spots.

No man can serve two masters.

Seize the day.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Love makes the world go round.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It takes two to tango.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

All things must pass.

Make love not war.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

First things first.

Money isn't everything.

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

Time is a great healer.

Variety is the spice of life.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The customer is always right.

A thing begun is half done.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Great minds think alike.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Count your blessings.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Silence construes consent.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

For everything there is a season.

Let bygones be bygones.

All's well that ends well.

Paddle your own canoe.

Many hands make light work.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Opposites attract.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

First impressions are the most lasting.

East, west, home's best.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Make haste slowly.

Horses for courses.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Love is blind.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

To every thing there is a season.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Honesty is the best policy.

The more the merrier.

Haste makes waste.

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

It goes without saying.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Clothes do not make the man.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Waste not, want not.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The show must go on.

Another day, another dollar.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Might is right.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Live and let live.

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

Money makes the world go round.

You are what you eat.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

The Devil looks after his own.

Physician, heal thyself.

Fight the good fight.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

No pain, no gain.

A good man is hard to find.

Practice makes perfect.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Practice what you preach.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't rock the boat.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Two heads are better than one.

There's no time like the present.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Give the Devil his due.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Put your best foot forward.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Slow but sure.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Third time lucky.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

No man is an island.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Beware the Ides of March.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Even a worm will turn.

Like father, like son.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Any port in a storm.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

First come, first served.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Manners maketh the man.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

A watched pot never boils.

Fight fire with fire.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Each to their own.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Little pitchers have big ears.

God helps those who help themselves.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

All's fair in love and war.

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

All you need is love.

Less is more.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Seek and you shall find.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You can't take it with you.

Forgive and forget.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Charity begins at home.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Pride comes before a fall.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Enough is enough.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Wonders will never cease.

Moderation in all things.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Good talk saves the food.

The best things in life are free.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Strike while the iron is hot.

All good things come to those that wait.

An man's home is his castle.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

There's no place like home.

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

The end justifies the means.

One hand washes the other.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Make hay while the sun shines.

No news is good news.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Children should be seen and not heard.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The truth will out.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Nothing new under the sun.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It's better to give than to receive.

Less said, soon mended.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Go the extra mile.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

More haste, less speed.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Let well alone.

Time will tell.

Good things come to those who wait.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

What goes around comes around.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Share and share alike.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Still waters run deep.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

One good deed deserves another.

The age of miracles is past.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

All the world loves a lover.

Business before pleasure.

Patience is a virtue.

Keep your powder dry.

Talk is cheap.

There's an exception to every rule.

All roads lead to Rome.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

To the victor go the spoils.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

If you build it, they will come.

Time is money.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Better late than never.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

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

You win some, you lose some.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Accidents will happen.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Every dog has its day.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Truth will out.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Hide in plain sight.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Life is what you make it.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The exception which proves the rule.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Bad money drives out good.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Walls have ears.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The bigger, the better.

He who hesitates is lost.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A fish always rots from the head.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Speak as you find.

There's one born every minute.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Knowledge is power.

Don't get mad, get even.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Silence is golden.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Faith will move mountains.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Love will find a way.

All that glitters is not gold.

Seeing is believing.

Home is where the heart is.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Ignorance is bliss.

Keep your chin up.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Misery loves company.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The wages of sin is death.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

It's the singer not the song.

Only the good die young.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Learn to walk before you run.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Time flies.

History repeats itself.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Cheats never prosper.

Oil and water don't mix.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Live and learn.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Money is the root of all evil.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Money talks.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

While there is life, there is hope.

You can't always get what you want.

Nothing succeeds like success.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Every picture tells a story.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Bad news travels fast.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Always put your best foot forward.

Hope springs eternal.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It never rains but it pours.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

You can't win them all.

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

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

Only fools and horses work.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Easy come, easy go.

Everyone has their price.

East is east, and west is west.

An empty vessel makes much noise.