Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Less said, soon mended.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Good things come to those who wait.

Make love not war.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Still waters run deep.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Patience is a virtue.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

There's one born every minute.

The wages of sin is death.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Great minds think alike.

The age of miracles is past.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Two heads are better than one.

Every dog has its day.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Put your best foot forward.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Only fools and horses work.

Haste makes waste.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

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

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

The best defence is a good offence.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The customer is always right.

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

Hope springs eternal.

A fish always rots from the head.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

A man is known by his friends.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Opposites attract.

All you need is love.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Time is a great healer.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Seek and you shall find.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

There's no time like the present.

Honesty is the best policy.

Every picture tells a story.

Many hands make light work.

Actions speak louder than words.

No news is good news.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Enough is enough.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Persuasion is better than force.

Slow and steady wins the race.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Every stick has two ends.

History repeats itself.

You can't make bricks without straw.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Live and learn.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Waste not, want not.

Talk is cheap.

Crime doesn't pay.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The Devil looks after his own.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

One hand washes the other.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Slow but sure.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Let bygones be bygones.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Time flies.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There are two sides to every question.

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

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

Any port in a storm.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Silence construes consent.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

More haste, less speed.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The bigger, the better.

If you build it, they will come.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

What goes up must come down.

All that glitters is not gold.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Clothes do not make the man.

The show must go on.

Practice makes perfect.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Manners maketh the man.

A good man is hard to find.

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

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Good talk saves the food.

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

No pain, no gain.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You can't take it with you.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

It takes two to tango.

Let the buyer beware.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Faith will move mountains.

It's never too late to mend.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Practice what you preach.

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

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Curiosity killed the cat.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Pearls of wisdom.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Each to their own.

Live and let live.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Might is right.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Like father, like son.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

He who hesitates is lost.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Physician, heal thyself.

Go the extra mile.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

An man's home is his castle.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

A watched pot never boils.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Fight fire with fire.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Big fish eat little fish.

Seize the day.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The best things in life are free.

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

It takes one to know one.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You reap what you sow.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

The more the merrier.

Never tell tales out of school.

Paddle your own canoe.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Love makes the world go round.

God helps those who help themselves.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Give the Devil his due.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Better safe than sorry.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

All things must pass.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Walls have ears.

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

Silence is golden.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Always put your best foot forward.

Different strokes for different folks.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The Devil is in the details.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

It goes without saying.

All good things come to those that wait.

Speak as you find.

All's fair in love and war.

Make haste slowly.

Truth will out.

If the cap fits, wear it.

An army marches on its stomach.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Small things amuse small minds.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Fight the good fight.

Money isn't everything.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Quid pro quo.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A bad penny always turns up.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

To the victor go the spoils.

A thing begun is half done.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Cheats never prosper.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Knowledge is power.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

You can't always get what you want.

Third time lucky.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Misery loves company.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

No man is an island.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Only the good die young.

Keep your powder dry.

Tomorrow is another day.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't shoot the messenger.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Hide in plain sight.

East is east, and west is west.

Money is the root of all evil.

A golden key can open any door.

Look before you leap.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Better late than never.

East, west, home's best.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

It never rains but it pours.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Life is what you make it.

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

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Keep your chin up.

Life begins at forty.

There's safety in numbers.

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

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

Money talks.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Another day, another dollar.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Less is more.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A house is not a home.

Even a worm will turn.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Time is money.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Revenge is sweet.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Moderation in all things.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

You are never too old to learn.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A cat has nine lives.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Business before pleasure.

All the world loves a lover.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't get mad, get even.

Variety is the spice of life.

For everything there is a season.

Pride comes before a fall.

First things first.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Love is blind.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

No man can serve two masters.

Accidents will happen.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Charity begins at home.

Count your blessings.

Beware the Ides of March.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The exception which proves the rule.

Ignorance is bliss.

What goes around comes around.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Seeing is believing.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

First come, first served.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Learn to walk before you run.

You are what you eat.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A new broom sweeps clean.