You can't make bricks without straw.

Time is money.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Home is where the heart is.

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

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

To the victor go the spoils.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Good things come to those who wait.

Practice makes perfect.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The best is the enemy of the good.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Actions speak louder than words.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

All's well that ends well.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Third time lucky.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

No news is good news.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Everyone has their price.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Easy come, easy go.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Fight fire with fire.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Make haste slowly.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

The show must go on.

A house is not a home.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Charity begins at home.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

One good deed deserves another.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Time is a great healer.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's an exception to every rule.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Give credit where credit is due.

The bigger, the better.

Persuasion is better than force.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

While there is life, there is hope.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A stitch in time saves nine.

There's no fool like an old fool.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Waste not, want not.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Hope springs eternal.

Accidents will happen.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Big fish eat little fish.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The customer is always right.

One hand washes the other.

Only the good die young.

Make love not war.

For everything there is a season.

You reap what you sow.

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

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

It takes two to tango.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Great minds think alike.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

You are never too old to learn.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't rock the boat.

Even a worm will turn.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Fight the good fight.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Bad money drives out good.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

All roads lead to Rome.

Knowledge is power.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Let the buyer beware.

Like father, like son.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Less is more.

If you build it, they will come.

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

No pain, no gain.

Clothes do not make the man.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Seize the day.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Different strokes for different folks.

Only fools and horses work.

The Devil looks after his own.

Patience is a virtue.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Every picture tells a story.

An man's home is his castle.

There's no time like the present.

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

First things first.

Moderation in all things.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

The end justifies the means.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

First come, first served.

Tomorrow is another day.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

East, west, home's best.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The wages of sin is death.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Silence is golden.

A thing begun is half done.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Truth will out.

A golden key can open any door.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

There's no smoke without fire.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All that glitters is not gold.

Look before you leap.

A word to the wise is enough.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A bad penny always turns up.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Forgive and forget.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Silence construes consent.

History repeats itself.

You can't win them all.

Time flies.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Go the extra mile.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The best defence is a good offence.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Love is blind.

Walls have ears.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Share and share alike.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It's better to give than to receive.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It's all grist to the mill.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Wonders will never cease.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A watched pot never boils.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Beauty is only skin deep.

To every thing there is a season.

Every dog has its day.

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

Seek and you shall find.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Practice what you preach.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Always put your best foot forward.

Physician, heal thyself.

It takes one to know one.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Time will tell.

A new broom sweeps clean.

He who hesitates is lost.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Any port in a storm.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Misery loves company.

Life is what you make it.

The best things in life are free.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Good talk saves the food.

Talk is cheap.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

More haste, less speed.

There's no place like home.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Money talks.

Two heads are better than one.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Nine tailors make a man.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

East is east, and west is west.

Horses for courses.

Time and tide wait for no one.

All things must pass.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

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

Manners maketh the man.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

What goes up must come down.

The truth will out.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You can't always get what you want.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There's one born every minute.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

All the world loves a lover.

No man is an island.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There are two sides to every question.

What goes around comes around.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The more the merrier.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Might is right.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Seeing is believing.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Count your blessings.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Forewarned is forearmed.

All you need is love.

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

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

Business before pleasure.

Live and let live.

An army marches on its stomach.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Many hands make light work.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

You are what you eat.

Each to their own.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Love makes the world go round.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

The exception which proves the rule.

Speak as you find.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Let well alone.

A man is known by his friends.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A cat may look at a king.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Keep your chin up.

Life begins at forty.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Revenge is sweet.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Hide in plain sight.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Better safe than sorry.

All's fair in love and war.

It's never too late to mend.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Quid pro quo.

Good things come in small packages.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Live and learn.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Virtue is its own reward.

Haste makes waste.

Little pitchers have big ears.

There's safety in numbers.

Less said, soon mended.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Money makes the world go round.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Nothing new under the sun.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Enough is enough.

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

Love will find a way.

Give the Devil his due.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Learn to walk before you run.

Faith will move mountains.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

You can't take it with you.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Every cloud has a silver lining.