Two wrongs don't make a right.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Practice what you preach.

There's one born every minute.

Quid pro quo.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Silence is golden.

Tomorrow is another day.

Each to their own.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It takes one to know one.

Good talk saves the food.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Home is where the heart is.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Physician, heal thyself.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

All publicity is good publicity.

A miss is as good as a mile.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

First come, first served.

Keep your chin up.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't shoot the messenger.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Business before pleasure.

East, west, home's best.

The truth will out.

All the world loves a lover.

It's better to give than to receive.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

There's no place like home.

Love makes the world go round.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Fight the good fight.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Another day, another dollar.

There are two sides to every question.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

Cheats never prosper.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The customer is always right.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Make haste slowly.

Patience is a virtue.

Fortune favours the brave.

You can't take it with you.

It takes two to tango.

No rest for the wicked.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Share and share alike.

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

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

There's safety in numbers.

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

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Still waters run deep.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

The bigger, the better.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't change horses in midstream.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Less is more.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

All good things must come to an end.

Make love not war.

Seeing is believing.

Revenge is sweet.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Always put your best foot forward.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Life is what you make it.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Time flies.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Fight fire with fire.

Put your best foot forward.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Speak as you find.

All things must pass.

Live and let live.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Silence construes consent.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Forgive and forget.

Bad money drives out good.

Live and learn.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Count your blessings.

Every picture tells a story.

Once bitten, twice shy.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

An man's home is his castle.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Everyone has their price.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

The best defence is a good offence.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

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

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Great minds think alike.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Talk is cheap.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

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

Any port in a storm.

There's no smoke without fire.

Accidents will happen.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Moderation in all things.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Small things amuse small minds.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Good things come in small packages.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Haste makes waste.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Many hands make light work.

Truth will out.

Opposites attract.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

To the victor go the spoils.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Time will tell.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

No pain, no gain.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Time is money.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Love is blind.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Nine tailors make a man.

Hide in plain sight.

Once a thief, always a thief.

You can't always get what you want.

East is east, and west is west.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Attack is the best form of defence.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Good things come to those who wait.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Easy come, easy go.

It's never too late to mend.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Wonders will never cease.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Walls have ears.

The wages of sin is death.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The best things in life are free.

Get out while the getting is good.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

All's fair in love and war.

Paddle your own canoe.

Clothes do not make the man.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

What goes around comes around.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Manners maketh the man.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

What goes up must come down.

Every dog has its day.

Let bygones be bygones.

Bad news travels fast.

Might is right.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Money talks.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Blood is thicker than water.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Go the extra mile.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Even a worm will turn.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Hope springs eternal.

He who hesitates is lost.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Time is a great healer.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Only fools and horses work.

Better safe than sorry.

A golden key can open any door.

More haste, less speed.

Let the buyer beware.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You are what you eat.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A cat may look at a king.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

God helps those who help themselves.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The show must go on.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

You reap what you sow.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Tomorrow never comes.

Give credit where credit is due.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A good man is hard to find.

Practice makes perfect.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

All's well that ends well.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Like father, like son.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Give the Devil his due.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

History repeats itself.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

To every thing there is a season.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Love will find a way.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Look before you leap.

Handsome is as handsome does.

If you build it, they will come.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

One hand washes the other.

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

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

First things first.

You win some, you lose some.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Seize the day.

Better late than never.

Never tell tales out of school.

Money makes the world go round.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Life begins at forty.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Seek and you shall find.

Knowledge is power.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

All good things come to those that wait.

All roads lead to Rome.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

There's no time like the present.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Waste not, want not.

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

No news is good news.

A cat has nine lives.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't rock the boat.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Less said, soon mended.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It's the singer not the song.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Grief divided is made lighter.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All that glitters is not gold.

Actions speak louder than words.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Third time lucky.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

There is honour among thieves.

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

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