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

Time is money.

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

You reap what you sow.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

No pain, no gain.

The Devil looks after his own.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Every picture tells a story.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Clothes do not make the man.

Home is where the heart is.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Attack is the best form of defence.

What goes around comes around.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Revenge is sweet.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Make love not war.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It takes two to tango.

There's no time like the present.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Enough is enough.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Third time lucky.

Time will tell.

Practice what you preach.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A man is known by his friends.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Keep your chin up.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Time is a great healer.

Good fences make good neighbours.

There are two sides to every question.

Talk is cheap.

The best things in life are free.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Speak as you find.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Fight the good fight.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

No man is an island.

All roads lead to Rome.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Every dog has its day.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Nine tailors make a man.

All publicity is good publicity.

Live and learn.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Patience is a virtue.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Might is right.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Life begins at forty.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Better safe than sorry.

Crime doesn't pay.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The customer is always right.

Only the good die young.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Let well alone.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Life is what you make it.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Like father, like son.

Beware the Ides of March.

All you need is love.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Money isn't everything.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Love makes the world go round.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Ignorance is bliss.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It's all grist to the mill.

The bigger, the better.

You are what you eat.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Manners maketh the man.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Appearances can be deceptive.

There is honour among thieves.

History repeats itself.

More haste, less speed.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Many hands make light work.

All that glitters is not gold.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Pearls of wisdom.

Quid pro quo.

Better late than never.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The early bird gets the worm.

Slow but sure.

All things must pass.

Easy come, easy go.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

If you build it, they will come.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Forgive and forget.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

Accidents will happen.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It takes one to know one.

To every thing there is a season.

Knowledge is power.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Truth will out.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Variety is the spice of life.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Two heads are better than one.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Practice makes perfect.

It goes without saying.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Blood is thicker than water.

There's safety in numbers.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Wonders will never cease.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You are never too old to learn.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Fortune favours the brave.

Count your blessings.

A watched pot never boils.

Stupid is as stupid does.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The more the merrier.

The pen is mightier than sword.

It's never too late to mend.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Different strokes for different folks.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Misery loves company.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Any port in a storm.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Always put your best foot forward.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Money talks.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Seeing is believing.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Charity begins at home.

Even a worm will turn.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't rock the boat.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Look before you leap.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A person is known by the company they keep.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Less is more.

One hand washes the other.

The show must go on.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A good man is hard to find.

Still waters run deep.

All's well that ends well.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Good things come in small packages.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Dead men tell no tales.

Silence construes consent.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

There's one born every minute.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

What goes up must come down.

The truth will out.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Hope springs eternal.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

There's an exception to every rule.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Business before pleasure.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

No rest for the wicked.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Money makes the world go round.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Money is the root of all evil.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A bad penny always turns up.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Moderation in all things.

Waste not, want not.

No man can serve two masters.

A house is not a home.

Never give a sucker an even break.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

An army marches on its stomach.

You win some, you lose some.

All good things must come to an end.

Time flies.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Silence is golden.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

One good deed deserves another.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Live and let live.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Love is blind.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

You can't take it with you.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All's fair in love and war.

Physician, heal thyself.

Paddle your own canoe.

Less said, soon mended.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Bad news travels fast.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

East is east, and west is west.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

No news is good news.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

All good things come to those that wait.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

While there is life, there is hope.

Small things amuse small minds.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Possession is nine points of the law.

He who hesitates is lost.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Every stick has two ends.

Another day, another dollar.

Let bygones be bygones.

A fish always rots from the head.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The age of miracles is past.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

First things first.

The best defence is a good offence.

One swallow does not a summer make.

East, west, home's best.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You can't always get what you want.

Haste makes waste.

It's better to give than to receive.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Good things come to those who wait.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Walls have ears.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Only fools and horses work.

A thing begun is half done.

Opposites attract.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Persuasion is better than force.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Make haste slowly.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Love will find a way.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't change horses in midstream.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Give the Devil his due.

You can't win them all.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The wages of sin is death.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Flattery will get you nowhere.