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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Haste makes waste.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

You win some, you lose some.

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

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Time is money.

Fight the good fight.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Youth is wasted on the young.

First come, first served.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Every picture tells a story.

Charity begins at home.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Small things amuse small minds.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Go the extra mile.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

Share and share alike.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The Devil looks after his own.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Knowledge is power.

It's all grist to the mill.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't always get what you want.

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

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

Live and let live.

A good man is hard to find.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You reap what you sow.

Another day, another dollar.

Practice what you preach.

The exception which proves the rule.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A thing begun is half done.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Tomorrow is another day.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Time flies.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A golden key can open any door.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Seek and you shall find.

East is east, and west is west.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A house is not a home.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Money talks.

Fortune favours the brave.

Time will tell.

Ignorance is bliss.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Dead men tell no tales.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Each to their own.

The bigger, the better.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Cheats never prosper.

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

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

The customer is always right.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Let bygones be bygones.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Look before you leap.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Bad money drives out good.

There's one born every minute.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

All's fair in love and war.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Never go to bed on an argument.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Every stick has two ends.

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

The show must go on.

Less is more.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Waste not, want not.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Everyone has their price.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no smoke without fire.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The truth will out.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Even a worm will turn.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All's well that ends well.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Moderation in all things.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

One good deed deserves another.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Bad news travels fast.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A fish always rots from the head.

To the victor go the spoils.

No man is an island.

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

Silence construes consent.

History repeats itself.

A cat has nine lives.

Two heads are better than one.

Live and learn.

The more the merrier.

A man is known by his friends.

Enough is as good as a feast.

If you build it, they will come.

No man can serve two masters.

One hand washes the other.

An army marches on its stomach.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's an exception to every rule.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Give credit where credit is due.

Physician, heal thyself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Get out while the getting is good.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

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

Walls have ears.

All that glitters is not gold.

Speak as you find.

Hope springs eternal.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Crime doesn't pay.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Every dog has its day.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

Hide in plain sight.

Practice makes perfect.

A bad penny always turns up.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

No news is good news.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Good talk saves the food.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Nine tailors make a man.

Oil and water don't mix.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Less said, soon mended.

Persuasion is better than force.

Make haste slowly.

Good things come in small packages.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Third time lucky.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Life is what you make it.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A cat may look at a king.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Horses for courses.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

What can't be cured must be endured.

All you need is love.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

East, west, home's best.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Truth will out.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

All good things come to those that wait.

Love makes the world go round.

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

First things first.

Give the Devil his due.

Count your blessings.

You are never too old to learn.

Great minds think alike.

Slow but sure.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't shoot the messenger.

It takes two to tango.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Easy come, easy go.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

What goes up must come down.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

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

Let well alone.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Make love not war.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There's no place like home.

All roads lead to Rome.

Wonders will never cease.

Keep your powder dry.

Opposites attract.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Laughter is the best medicine.

There's a time and a place for everything.

There's no time like the present.

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

Keep your chin up.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

All good things must come to an end.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

The age of miracles is past.

It's the singer not the song.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't change horses in midstream.

No pain, no gain.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

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

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Still waters run deep.

There are two sides to every question.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

It goes without saying.

Out of sight, out of mind.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Any port in a storm.

It's never too late to mend.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Paddle your own canoe.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A watched pot never boils.

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It never rains but it pours.

Beware the Ides of March.

Seize the day.

You can't win them all.

Manners maketh the man.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A word to the wise is enough.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Never tell tales out of school.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Only the good die young.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Love is blind.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

All the world loves a lover.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Money makes the world go round.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

For everything there is a season.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

It's better to give than to receive.

What goes around comes around.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Home is where the heart is.

God helps those who help themselves.

Virtue is its own reward.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Talk is cheap.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All publicity is good publicity.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Seeing is believing.

You are what you eat.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The end justifies the means.

Fight fire with fire.

Many hands make light work.

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

Accidents will happen.

The best things in life are free.

All things must pass.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Silence is golden.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Like father, like son.

Good things come to those who wait.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Put your best foot forward.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Tomorrow never comes.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Business before pleasure.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Life begins at forty.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Patience is a virtue.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Love will find a way.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.