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

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

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

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

Life is what you make it.

Paddle your own canoe.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Wonders will never cease.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Home is where the heart is.

Christmas comes but once a year.

No man can serve two masters.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Beware the Ides of March.

Great minds think alike.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Hide in plain sight.

Only fools and horses work.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

To the victor go the spoils.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

The customer is always right.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Hope springs eternal.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Any port in a storm.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

No man is an island.

Haste makes waste.

Faith will move mountains.

Charity begins at home.

All you need is love.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

All good things must come to an end.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

While there is life, there is hope.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The show must go on.

All's well that ends well.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There's no fool like an old fool.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Easy come, easy go.

All that glitters is not gold.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Make haste slowly.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Money makes the world go round.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

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

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Silence construes consent.

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

Each to their own.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

You are what you eat.

Enough is enough.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Truth will out.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A man is known by his friends.

Blood is thicker than water.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The bigger, the better.

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

More haste, less speed.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Quid pro quo.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Live and learn.

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

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

The truth will out.

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

Every stick has two ends.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Many hands make light work.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

All things must pass.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

There's one born every minute.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Bad news travels fast.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Moderation in all things.

Good fences make good neighbours.

To every thing there is a season.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It's never too late to mend.

A person is known by the company they keep.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Never tell tales out of school.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Opposites attract.

The early bird gets the worm.

No rest for the wicked.

Everyone has their price.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Fortune favours the brave.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You win some, you lose some.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

If you build it, they will come.

A watched pot never boils.

You are never too old to learn.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

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

Keep your chin up.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A golden key can open any door.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Put your best foot forward.

It takes one to know one.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Give the Devil his due.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Third time lucky.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Even a worm will turn.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A good man is hard to find.

A cat may look at a king.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

There is honour among thieves.

You can't win them all.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Honesty is the best policy.

Pearls of wisdom.

It's the singer not the song.

Learn to walk before you run.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Look before you leap.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The best defence is a good offence.

What goes up must come down.

The wages of sin is death.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Good things come to those who wait.

Waste not, want not.

Tomorrow never comes.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

East is east, and west is west.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Good things come in small packages.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Time is a great healer.

Make love not war.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Only the good die young.

Still waters run deep.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Clothes do not make the man.

First things first.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

One hand washes the other.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Slow and steady wins the race.

There's an exception to every rule.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Speak as you find.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Business before pleasure.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Love is blind.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

All's fair in love and war.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

You can't take it with you.

Don't get mad, get even.

East, west, home's best.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Time will tell.

Let bygones be bygones.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Talk is cheap.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

First come, first served.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Accidents will happen.

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

Less is more.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

If the cap fits, wear it.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Give credit where credit is due.

Possession is nine points of the law.

For everything there is a season.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Forewarned is forearmed.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't rock the boat.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Better safe than sorry.

Actions speak louder than words.

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's no smoke without fire.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Bad money drives out good.

It goes without saying.

What goes around comes around.

Nothing new under the sun.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

An army marches on its stomach.

Make hay while the sun shines.

No pain, no gain.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Count your blessings.

A house is not a home.

Knowledge is power.

God helps those who help themselves.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Time is money.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It never rains but it pours.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The end justifies the means.

Live and let live.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Like father, like son.

There's safety in numbers.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Practice what you preach.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Let the buyer beware.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Two heads are better than one.

Another day, another dollar.

Dead men tell no tales.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Money isn't everything.

Every dog has its day.

Slow but sure.

Manners maketh the man.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Silence is golden.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The best things in life are free.

There is no accounting for tastes.

An man's home is his castle.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Time flies.

You reap what you sow.

It takes two to tango.

A cat has nine lives.

Forgive and forget.

The age of miracles is past.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Practice makes perfect.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

One good deed deserves another.

All the world loves a lover.

Go the extra mile.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Misery loves company.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All roads lead to Rome.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Let well alone.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

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

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Seize the day.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Horses for courses.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Oil and water don't mix.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

In the midst of life we are in death.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Seeing is believing.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There are two sides to every question.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A fish always rots from the head.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.