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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Business before pleasure.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

One hand washes the other.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Speak as you find.

Many hands make light work.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Stupid is as stupid does.

All good things come to those that wait.

The end justifies the means.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't shoot the messenger.

You win some, you lose some.

It takes one to know one.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Never tell tales out of school.

Love makes the world go round.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Every picture tells a story.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Money isn't everything.

Strike while the iron is hot.

All the world loves a lover.

Make love not war.

All things must pass.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Silence construes consent.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A man is known by his friends.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There are two sides to every question.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Even a worm will turn.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Big fish eat little fish.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Quid pro quo.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

While there is life, there is hope.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

A cat has nine lives.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The exception which proves the rule.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Possession is nine points of the law.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Better late than never.

Another day, another dollar.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Let the buyer beware.

Christmas comes but once a year.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

Each to their own.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

All publicity is good publicity.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The customer is always right.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The more the merrier.

Less is more.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Get out while the getting is good.

Fight the good fight.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Opposites attract.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

To every thing there is a season.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

History repeats itself.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Give the Devil his due.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A watched pot never boils.

Money is the root of all evil.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Ignorance is bliss.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

All you need is love.

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

A good man is hard to find.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

First things first.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It's never too late to mend.

No man is an island.

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

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

What goes up must come down.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Beware the Ides of March.

The Devil looks after his own.

Practice makes perfect.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Haste makes waste.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The show must go on.

Keep your powder dry.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Share and share alike.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Only the good die young.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It takes two to tango.

Time will tell.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Every dog has its day.

Time flies.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You reap what you sow.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There's no time like the present.

Patience is a virtue.

A word to the wise is enough.

Any port in a storm.

No rest for the wicked.

Charity begins at home.

All that glitters is not gold.

Live and let live.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Good things come in small packages.

Look before you leap.

Live and learn.

It's the singer not the song.

An army marches on its stomach.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Seek and you shall find.

Dead men tell no tales.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Talk is cheap.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

All's fair in love and war.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Slow but sure.

The wages of sin is death.

An man's home is his castle.

No man can serve two masters.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

What goes around comes around.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

No pain, no gain.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Blood is thicker than water.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Hope springs eternal.

Actions speak louder than words.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It's all grist to the mill.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

The bigger, the better.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Enough is enough.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Life is what you make it.

Forgive and forget.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Nothing new under the sun.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The early bird gets the worm.

Walls have ears.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Money talks.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Accidents will happen.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There's an exception to every rule.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Slow and steady wins the race.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Virtue is its own reward.

You can't win them all.

Two heads are better than one.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Time is money.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Truth will out.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Horses for courses.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Silence is golden.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Love will find a way.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

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

Fight fire with fire.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Count your blessings.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Fortune favours the brave.

Seize the day.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

It's best to be on the safe side.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Pride comes before a fall.

All's well that ends well.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

One good deed deserves another.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Wonders will never cease.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Don't rock the boat.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

Make haste slowly.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Time is a great healer.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The best defence is a good offence.

Knowledge is power.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Cheats never prosper.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

What can't be cured must be endured.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It goes without saying.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Only fools and horses work.

East, west, home's best.

You are what you eat.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A thing begun is half done.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There's one born every minute.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Moderation in all things.

Honesty is the best policy.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Waste not, want not.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A house is not a home.

Great minds think alike.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Tomorrow is another day.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

The best things in life are free.

East is east, and west is west.

Learn to walk before you run.

A fish always rots from the head.

Life begins at forty.

Paddle your own canoe.

First come, first served.

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Let bygones be bygones.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Revenge is sweet.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Practice what you preach.

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

Go the extra mile.

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

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Might is right.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

He who hesitates is lost.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Manners maketh the man.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Love is blind.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Pearls of wisdom.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Bad money drives out good.

Small things amuse small minds.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Third time lucky.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Bad news travels fast.

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

Money makes the world go round.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You are never too old to learn.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Like father, like son.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

More haste, less speed.

Always put your best foot forward.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.