A friend in need is a friend indeed.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The end justifies the means.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You can't take it with you.

Money isn't everything.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Better late than never.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

You are what you eat.

For everything there is a season.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Practice makes perfect.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The truth will out.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

All you need is love.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

All's well that ends well.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't get mad, get even.

If you build it, they will come.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A cat may look at a king.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

It's never too late to mend.

The best things in life are free.

Forgive and forget.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Might is right.

Knowledge is power.

History repeats itself.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Life begins at forty.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Needs must when the devil drives.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Opposites attract.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You are never too old to learn.

Like father, like son.

Learn to walk before you run.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Third time lucky.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Good things come to those who wait.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

All things must pass.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

No rest for the wicked.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Bad money drives out good.

Patience is a virtue.

All's fair in love and war.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The best is the enemy of the good.

There are two sides to every question.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Everyone has their price.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Count your blessings.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

First things first.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

All good things must come to an end.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Big fish eat little fish.

Half a loaf is better than none.

No man is an island.

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

Keep your chin up.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Never speak ill of the dead.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

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

You reap what you sow.

A fish always rots from the head.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Get out while the getting is good.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't change horses in midstream.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Any port in a storm.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Great minds think alike.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Silence construes consent.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Talk is cheap.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Live and learn.

Home is where the heart is.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

There's one born every minute.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Put your best foot forward.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Practice what you preach.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Persuasion is better than force.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Silence is golden.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

All the world loves a lover.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's no smoke without fire.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Time will tell.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

You win some, you lose some.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Tomorrow is another day.

Small things amuse small minds.

Make love not war.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

He who hesitates is lost.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Beauty is only skin deep.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The bigger, the better.

There's no time like the present.

Bad news travels fast.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

East, west, home's best.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Every picture tells a story.

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

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Time is a great healer.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Fight the good fight.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Charity begins at home.

The more the merrier.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Love is blind.

Fight fire with fire.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Money talks.

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

First come, first served.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

It takes one to know one.

Seeing is believing.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Business before pleasure.

Live and let live.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

There is honour among thieves.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Haste makes waste.

The Devil looks after his own.

Time is money.

Manners maketh the man.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Go the extra mile.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

No pain, no gain.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Even a worm will turn.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Another day, another dollar.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Never tell tales out of school.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Crime doesn't pay.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Walls have ears.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

One hand washes the other.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Each to their own.

All roads lead to Rome.

Less is more.

What goes around comes around.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Seize the day.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Give the Devil his due.

Waste not, want not.

A golden key can open any door.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Love will find a way.

Nine tailors make a man.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Truth will out.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

It takes two to tango.

Seek and you shall find.

The show must go on.

A person is known by the company they keep.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Time and tide wait for no one.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Every dog has its day.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Share and share alike.

A good man is hard to find.

Easy come, easy go.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Tomorrow never comes.

Life is what you make it.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

A man is known by his friends.

No news is good news.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Still waters run deep.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Let well alone.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Pearls of wisdom.

Hope springs eternal.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Hide in plain sight.

It goes without saying.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

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

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

To the victor go the spoils.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's no place like home.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A house is not a home.

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

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

Keep your powder dry.

You can't win them all.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Speak as you find.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

More haste, less speed.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The age of miracles is past.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

An army marches on its stomach.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It's better to give than to receive.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Paddle your own canoe.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Beware the Ides of March.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The wages of sin is death.

Misery loves company.

Give credit where credit is due.

East is east, and west is west.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Enough is enough.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Time flies.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

God helps those who help themselves.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

No man can serve two masters.

It's all grist to the mill.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

What goes up must come down.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The early bird gets the worm.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Horses for courses.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Nothing new under the sun.