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

The wages of sin is death.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

An man's home is his castle.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

If you can't be good, be careful.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

A cat has nine lives.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Fortune favours the brave.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Honesty is the best policy.

Better late than never.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Money talks.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

East is east, and west is west.

It goes without saying.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

No news is good news.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The Devil is in the details.

Get out while the getting is good.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

If you build it, they will come.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Life is what you make it.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You win some, you lose some.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

To every thing there is a season.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Tomorrow is another day.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A man is known by his friends.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

All things must pass.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Home is where the heart is.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Any port in a storm.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Hope springs eternal.

More haste, less speed.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It's all grist to the mill.

Horses for courses.

Seeing is believing.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The end justifies the means.

Faith will move mountains.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The exception which proves the rule.

Money isn't everything.

Let well alone.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's an exception to every rule.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Good things come to those who wait.

God helps those who help themselves.

Practice what you preach.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

While there is life, there is hope.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can have too much of a good thing.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Pride comes before a fall.

Talk is cheap.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Each to their own.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Business before pleasure.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Big fish eat little fish.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It takes one to know one.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It's better to give than to receive.

A house is not a home.

Nothing new under the sun.

Share and share alike.

Pearls of wisdom.

Love will find a way.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Less is more.

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

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

Let the buyer beware.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Time flies.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A word to the wise is enough.

Slow but sure.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Nine tailors make a man.

Go the extra mile.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Make love not war.

Haste makes waste.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

To the victor go the spoils.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You can't take it with you.

Many hands make light work.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't win them all.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Live and let live.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

No pain, no gain.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A golden key can open any door.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The more the merrier.

Revenge is sweet.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There's no place like home.

Love is blind.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A thing begun is half done.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Always put your best foot forward.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Quid pro quo.

Even a worm will turn.

Paddle your own canoe.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Hide in plain sight.

Only the good die young.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Attack is the best form of defence.

First come, first served.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Like father, like son.

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

Speak as you find.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A miss is as good as a mile.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't rock the boat.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Still waters run deep.

There are two sides to every question.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Fight the good fight.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

A cat may look at a king.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Shrouds have no pockets.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Moderation in all things.

All good things come to those that wait.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Silence is golden.

Manners maketh the man.

Accidents will happen.

Enough is enough.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Opposites attract.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Knowledge is power.

All roads lead to Rome.

You are what you eat.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Keep your chin up.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Great minds think alike.

Time is a great healer.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

History repeats itself.

Life begins at forty.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The bigger, the better.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Silence construes consent.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

What goes around comes around.

A fish always rots from the head.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

It's the singer not the song.

Clothes do not make the man.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Bad money drives out good.

One hand washes the other.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You can't always get what you want.

Let bygones be bygones.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Patience is a virtue.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There's no time like the present.

Wonders will never cease.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's no fool like an old fool.

All publicity is good publicity.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It takes two to tango.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Good things come in small packages.

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

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

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

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

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

Another day, another dollar.

The best things in life are free.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Learn to walk before you run.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Crime doesn't pay.

First things first.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

Every dog has its day.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Live and learn.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

He who hesitates is lost.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Small things amuse small minds.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Third time lucky.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Physician, heal thyself.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Actions speak louder than words.

Count your blessings.

You reap what you sow.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Persuasion is better than force.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It's never too late to mend.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Might is right.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Seize the day.

The age of miracles is past.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The customer is always right.

There's one born every minute.

Virtue is its own reward.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

One good deed deserves another.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A bad penny always turns up.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Time is money.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Look before you leap.

Keep your powder dry.

Only fools and horses work.

Good talk saves the food.

The leopard does not change his spots.

All's well that ends well.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Money makes the world go round.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Make haste slowly.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A watched pot never boils.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Variety is the spice of life.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Two heads are better than one.

Seek and you shall find.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Every picture tells a story.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Different strokes for different folks.

No man is an island.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Walls have ears.

Time will tell.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

As you sow, so you shall reap.