It's all grist to the mill.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

All that glitters is not gold.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

You are what you eat.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Business before pleasure.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A house is not a home.

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

One hand washes the other.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Silence construes consent.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Make hay while the sun shines.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Easy come, easy go.

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

More haste, less speed.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Good things come to those who wait.

The exception which proves the rule.

Variety is the spice of life.

Every picture tells a story.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

No pain, no gain.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Misery loves company.

Money is the root of all evil.

Let the buyer beware.

You can't win them all.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Horses for courses.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Two heads are better than one.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Make haste slowly.

It's the singer not the song.

There's no place like home.

The more the merrier.

Love makes the world go round.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Children should be seen and not heard.

There's no smoke without fire.

Virtue is its own reward.

Give the Devil his due.

Fight the good fight.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A word to the wise is enough.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Silence is golden.

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

Opposites attract.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Fortune favours the brave.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

All publicity is good publicity.

One good deed deserves another.

Accidents will happen.

You can't make bricks without straw.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Out of sight, out of mind.

All's well that ends well.

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

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Practice makes perfect.

Keep your powder dry.

The show must go on.

Look before you leap.

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

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

Go the extra mile.

Nothing new under the sun.

Even a worm will turn.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't rock the boat.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

What can't be cured must be endured.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Hope springs eternal.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Time will tell.

It takes two to tango.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Let well alone.

Home is where the heart is.

You can't always get what you want.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

For everything there is a season.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

If you build it, they will come.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

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

You reap what you sow.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Different strokes for different folks.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A leopard can't change its spots.

No man is an island.

Third time lucky.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Bad money drives out good.

Hide in plain sight.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Share and share alike.

The best-laid plans go astray.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There are two sides to every question.

A poor worker blames the tools.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

History repeats itself.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Like father, like son.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Money isn't everything.

A thing begun is half done.

Dead men tell no tales.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Practice what you preach.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Ignorance is bliss.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Life is what you make it.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The end justifies the means.

All good things must come to an end.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There's one born every minute.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Moderation in all things.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

He who hesitates is lost.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Forgive and forget.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It goes without saying.

Live and learn.

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

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Beware the Ides of March.

What goes up must come down.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

All you need is love.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Nine tailors make a man.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

First come, first served.

No rest for the wicked.

There's no time like the present.

You win some, you lose some.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Truth will out.

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

East, west, home's best.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Better late than never.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Never give a sucker an even break.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Good talk saves the food.

Good things come in small packages.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Walls have ears.

God helps those who help themselves.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Might is right.

Seek and you shall find.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

A man is known by his friends.

The bigger, the better.

It's better to give than to receive.

Small things amuse small minds.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The wages of sin is death.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Love will find a way.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Speak as you find.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Oil and water don't mix.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Life begins at forty.

Great minds think alike.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It takes one to know one.

Enough is enough.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Seize the day.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

Haste makes waste.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Less is more.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

There is honour among thieves.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A fish always rots from the head.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The pen is mightier than sword.

It never rains but it pours.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

All things must pass.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There's safety in numbers.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

No news is good news.

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

Only the good die young.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Big fish eat little fish.

The best things in life are free.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

All good things come to those that wait.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

You can't take it with you.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Blood is thicker than water.

Patience is a virtue.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The best defence is a good offence.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Cheats never prosper.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Time is a great healer.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Talk is cheap.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

What goes around comes around.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Time is money.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

You are never too old to learn.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

First things first.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A cat has nine lives.

Physician, heal thyself.

The early bird gets the worm.

Never tell tales out of school.

To every thing there is a season.

Keep your chin up.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Each to their own.

Get out while the getting is good.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Many hands make light work.

Make love not war.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The Devil looks after his own.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Still waters run deep.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Put your best foot forward.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A good man is hard to find.

Knowledge is power.

Everyone has their price.

A cat may look at a king.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Persuasion is better than force.

Money talks.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A golden key can open any door.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

An man's home is his castle.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Give credit where credit is due.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Revenge is sweet.

Only fools and horses work.

All roads lead to Rome.

Actions speak louder than words.

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