You win some, you lose some.

Another day, another dollar.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The truth will out.

Still waters run deep.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Seeing is believing.

Time flies.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Silence construes consent.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

No news is good news.

Count your blessings.

The show must go on.

Walls have ears.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Tomorrow is another day.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

One good deed deserves another.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Dead men tell no tales.

All things must pass.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

First things first.

Charity begins at home.

Good things come in small packages.

All's fair in love and war.

Make love not war.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Great minds think alike.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The leopard does not change his spots.

No man can serve two masters.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Time will tell.

All publicity is good publicity.

Faith will move mountains.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Cheats never prosper.

A good man is hard to find.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Opposites attract.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

All roads lead to Rome.

What goes around comes around.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Money is the root of all evil.

It takes one to know one.

Never tell tales out of school.

Better late than never.

Moderation in all things.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Any port in a storm.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A new broom sweeps clean.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A bad penny always turns up.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

If you build it, they will come.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Live and let live.

Pride comes before a fall.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Let well alone.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

It's better to give than to receive.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

While there is life, there is hope.

Easy come, easy go.

Truth will out.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Knowledge is power.

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

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

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

History repeats itself.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The end justifies the means.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A dog is a man's best friend.

One swallow does not a summer make.

East, west, home's best.

Practice what you preach.

Let the buyer beware.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A cat has nine lives.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Money isn't everything.

The Devil is in the details.

Many hands make light work.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Crime doesn't pay.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Business before pleasure.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Only the good die young.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Accidents will happen.

Nothing succeeds like success.

More haste, less speed.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

You are never too old to learn.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Hide in plain sight.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Actions speak louder than words.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

There's no place like home.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The more the merrier.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

There's safety in numbers.

Wonders will never cease.

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

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Beware the Ides of March.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't get mad, get even.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Big fish eat little fish.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A man is known by his friends.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A golden key can open any door.

Keep your powder dry.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Money makes the world go round.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Speak as you find.

Slow but sure.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Physician, heal thyself.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Honesty is the best policy.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Forgive and forget.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Better safe than sorry.

Share and share alike.

Love is blind.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Waste not, want not.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

All's well that ends well.

All the world loves a lover.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Fight the good fight.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Always put your best foot forward.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Let bygones be bygones.

Virtue is its own reward.

Misery loves company.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Fortune favours the brave.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There are two sides to every question.

Go the extra mile.

Beauty is only skin deep.

East is east, and west is west.

Paddle your own canoe.

It's never too late to mend.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

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

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

It goes without saying.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Quid pro quo.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Life begins at forty.

Time is money.

Seize the day.

Every stick has two ends.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Even a worm will turn.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Horses for courses.

Like father, like son.

You reap what you sow.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Put your best foot forward.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The best things in life are free.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

You can't take it with you.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Love makes the world go round.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

You are what you eat.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Life is what you make it.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't rock the boat.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

Fight fire with fire.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There's one born every minute.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

Give the Devil his due.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The bigger, the better.

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

Each to their own.

It's the singer not the song.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Curiosity killed the cat.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Pearls of wisdom.

All good things must come to an end.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Less said, soon mended.

Live and learn.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Practice makes perfect.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Only fools and horses work.

Ignorance is bliss.

Love will find a way.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Make haste slowly.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A word to the wise is enough.

Different strokes for different folks.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The wages of sin is death.

Third time lucky.

No pain, no gain.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

You can't win them all.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A cat may look at a king.

Youth is wasted on the young.

For everything there is a season.

The early bird gets the worm.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can't make bricks without straw.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Seek and you shall find.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Tomorrow never comes.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Look before you leap.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Good talk saves the food.

To the victor go the spoils.

The customer is always right.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Everyone has their price.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Persuasion is better than force.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

All you need is love.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Revenge is sweet.

No man is an island.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Two heads are better than one.

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

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You can't take it with you.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Talk is cheap.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

What goes up must come down.

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

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Silence is golden.

It never rains but it pours.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A watched pot never boils.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Keep your chin up.

Every dog has its day.

Haste makes waste.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Good things come to those who wait.