Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

What goes around comes around.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

He who hesitates is lost.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Time is money.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Big fish eat little fish.

Keep your powder dry.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Pearls of wisdom.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

History repeats itself.

Silence construes consent.

You can't always get what you want.

What goes up must come down.

There's no place like home.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Many hands make light work.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Money talks.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Practice makes perfect.

Haste makes waste.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

No rest for the wicked.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

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

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

The show must go on.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

No pain, no gain.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

For everything there is a season.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It goes without saying.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Any port in a storm.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Less is more.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Enough is enough.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Beggars can't be choosers.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

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

All things must pass.

One good deed deserves another.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

East, west, home's best.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Like father, like son.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Fight the good fight.

A house is not a home.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Appearances can be deceptive.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You can't take it with you.

It takes two to tango.

Slow and steady wins the race.

All that glitters is not gold.

Quid pro quo.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

No man is an island.

Crime doesn't pay.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Count your blessings.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Wonders will never cease.

You reap what you sow.

Go the extra mile.

Speak as you find.

Beware the Ides of March.

Never tell tales out of school.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Business before pleasure.

Nine tailors make a man.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

All's well that ends well.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Put your best foot forward.

Forgive and forget.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Knowledge is power.

Might is right.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The truth will out.

A cat has nine lives.

Keep your chin up.

Only the good die young.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Let the buyer beware.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Another day, another dollar.

Make love not war.

Make haste slowly.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The best things in life are free.

A watched pot never boils.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Always put your best foot forward.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Bad news travels fast.

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

You can't win them all.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It's the singer not the song.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Easy come, easy go.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Moderation in all things.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Actions speak louder than words.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You are what you eat.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

All roads lead to Rome.

Share and share alike.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Hope springs eternal.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

To every thing there is a season.

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

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

Each to their own.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Different strokes for different folks.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Oil and water don't mix.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Waste not, want not.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Horses for courses.

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

Third time lucky.

The customer is always right.

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

Misery loves company.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Life is what you make it.

Charity begins at home.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Live and let live.

The age of miracles is past.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Let bygones be bygones.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Marriages are made in heaven.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Time is a great healer.

All good things must come to an end.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Practice what you preach.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Tomorrow is another day.

Blood is thicker than water.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Shrouds have no pockets.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Every dog has its day.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Silence is golden.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Live and learn.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It's better to give than to receive.

Home is where the heart is.

Life begins at forty.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Even a worm will turn.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A bad penny always turns up.

First things first.

Clothes do not make the man.

A man is known by his friends.

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

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

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

A cat may look at a king.

It's all grist to the mill.

Tomorrow never comes.

Less said, soon mended.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Opposites attract.

Good things come in small packages.

Great minds think alike.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Time will tell.

Every stick has two ends.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Seek and you shall find.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Slow but sure.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

All publicity is good publicity.

Never speak ill of the dead.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Small things amuse small minds.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Money makes the world go round.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Honesty is the best policy.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Still waters run deep.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Hide in plain sight.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Paddle your own canoe.

The bigger, the better.

Cheats never prosper.

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

The more the merrier.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Virtue is its own reward.

Everyone has their price.

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

Talk is cheap.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

No news is good news.

Better safe than sorry.

Love will find a way.

It's never too late to mend.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It takes one to know one.

More haste, less speed.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Give credit where credit is due.

If you build it, they will come.

Dead men tell no tales.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't rock the boat.

Pride comes before a fall.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There's an exception to every rule.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't get mad, get even.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There is no accounting for tastes.

All you need is love.

You win some, you lose some.

Every picture tells a story.

There's one born every minute.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Better late than never.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The Devil is in the details.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Revenge is sweet.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There is honour among thieves.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

First come, first served.

Business before pleasure.

There are two sides to every question.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Love is blind.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Two heads are better than one.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The wages of sin is death.

Walls have ears.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Money isn't everything.