Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Live and learn.

Time is a great healer.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Talk is cheap.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Let the buyer beware.

You can have too much of a good thing.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Any port in a storm.

The best things in life are free.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Good things come in small packages.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Great minds think alike.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Knowledge is power.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Tomorrow never comes.

A cat has nine lives.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You can't take it with you.

Third time lucky.

Attack is the best form of defence.

No man can serve two masters.

Silence is golden.

Still waters run deep.

The exception which proves the rule.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The more the merrier.

Manners maketh the man.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Money isn't everything.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A fish always rots from the head.

The truth will out.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

If you build it, they will come.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Let well alone.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Tomorrow is another day.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Pearls of wisdom.

Put your best foot forward.

Horses for courses.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Good talk saves the food.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Persuasion is better than force.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Life is what you make it.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A golden key can open any door.

He who hesitates is lost.

East is east, and west is west.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A man is known by his friends.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

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

You can't always get what you want.

Learn to walk before you run.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

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

Give credit where credit is due.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Fight fire with fire.

It takes one to know one.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Speak as you find.

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

Many hands make light work.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You win some, you lose some.

Misery loves company.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

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

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

The age of miracles is past.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Revenge is sweet.

Time flies.

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

No pain, no gain.

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

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

Waste not, want not.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Time will tell.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The best defence is a good offence.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Walls have ears.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Share and share alike.

Less is more.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Less said, soon mended.

A bad penny always turns up.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Dead men tell no tales.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A cat may look at a king.

To the victor go the spoils.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

If the cap fits, wear it.

All roads lead to Rome.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Opposites attract.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Patience is a virtue.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Truth will out.

Make love not war.

All things must pass.

Let bygones be bygones.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Home is where the heart is.

Different strokes for different folks.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

It takes two to tango.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Big fish eat little fish.

What can't be cured must be endured.

All's fair in love and war.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Only fools and horses work.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A new broom sweeps clean.

There's an exception to every rule.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Slow but sure.

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

All you need is love.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't get mad, get even.

Make haste slowly.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Each to their own.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

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

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

No man is an island.

While there is life, there is hope.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Another day, another dollar.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Everyone has their price.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The bigger, the better.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Seeing is believing.

It's all grist to the mill.

Fight the good fight.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Haste makes waste.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

For everything there is a season.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Silence construes consent.

East, west, home's best.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The Devil is in the details.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Accidents will happen.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

There's no smoke without fire.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

It goes without saying.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Business before pleasure.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Bad news travels fast.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Look before you leap.

Don't shoot the messenger.

First come, first served.

Cheats never prosper.

Count your blessings.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Time is money.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Life begins at forty.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Nothing succeeds like success.

There's no time like the present.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Hide in plain sight.

Hope springs eternal.

Crime doesn't pay.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All the world loves a lover.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Clothes do not make the man.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

An man's home is his castle.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Go the extra mile.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

A watched pot never boils.

Fortune favours the brave.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

There's safety in numbers.

Never tell tales out of school.

Faith will move mountains.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Might is right.

Only the good die young.

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

Love is blind.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's never too late to mend.

Enough is enough.

You are what you eat.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Practice makes perfect.

To every thing there is a season.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Quid pro quo.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

You can't win them all.

Like father, like son.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Variety is the spice of life.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All publicity is good publicity.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Keep your chin up.

Blood is thicker than water.

Nothing new under the sun.

Live and let live.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The customer is always right.

Better safe than sorry.

Let the dead bury the dead.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Wonders will never cease.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

Seize the day.

Moderation in all things.

The pen is mightier than sword.

There's one born every minute.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The end justifies the means.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Small things amuse small minds.

Give the Devil his due.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Love will find a way.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

What goes up must come down.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Keep your powder dry.

First things first.

Easy come, easy go.

A good man is hard to find.