Know which side your bread is buttered.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Time flies.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Patience is a virtue.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

You can't always get what you want.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Easy come, easy go.

All the world loves a lover.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The best defence is a good offence.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Opposites attract.

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

Great minds think alike.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Seeing is believing.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

Love will find a way.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

No man can serve two masters.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Bad money drives out good.

There's no time like the present.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Live and learn.

The end justifies the means.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's the singer not the song.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Seek and you shall find.

No news is good news.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Beware the Ides of March.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Make haste slowly.

East, west, home's best.

A good man is hard to find.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Every picture tells a story.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Money makes the world go round.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Each to their own.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There's no smoke without fire.

A house is not a home.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It goes without saying.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There's an exception to every rule.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You win some, you lose some.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Only fools and horses work.

The customer is always right.

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

Truth will out.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Even a worm will turn.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

An army marches on its stomach.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Business before pleasure.

Every dog has its day.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Attack is the best form of defence.

No man is an island.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Fight fire with fire.

The early bird gets the worm.

You are what you eat.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

All's well that ends well.

Time is money.

There's safety in numbers.

Keep your chin up.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There are two sides to every question.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The wages of sin is death.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It's all grist to the mill.

Manners maketh the man.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The bigger, the better.

One swallow does not a summer make.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Virtue is its own reward.

It's better to give than to receive.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It takes two to tango.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

East is east, and west is west.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Actions speak louder than words.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't get mad, get even.

Go the extra mile.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Make love not war.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Love is blind.

Less said, soon mended.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Good things come to those who wait.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Money isn't everything.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Charity begins at home.

Cheats never prosper.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The Devil is in the details.

Crime doesn't pay.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Dead men tell no tales.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Enough is enough.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

It never rains but it pours.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Let bygones be bygones.

Still waters run deep.

Waste not, want not.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Bad news travels fast.

Quid pro quo.

The more the merrier.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

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

All good things must come to an end.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Pride comes before a fall.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

If you build it, they will come.

Give the Devil his due.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Put your best foot forward.

Might is right.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Haste makes waste.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Many hands make light work.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

All's fair in love and war.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Learn to walk before you run.

No rest for the wicked.

All good things come to those that wait.

Any port in a storm.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You reap what you sow.

Hope springs eternal.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

No pain, no gain.

Let well alone.

It takes one to know one.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Good talk saves the food.

A watched pot never boils.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Time is a great healer.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Half a loaf is better than none.

To every thing there is a season.

Fight the good fight.

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

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

First things first.

For everything there is a season.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Practice what you preach.

Live and let live.

The age of miracles is past.

All you need is love.

Share and share alike.

An man's home is his castle.

Everyone has their price.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

You can't win them all.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Physician, heal thyself.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Ignorance is bliss.

Better late than never.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Faith will move mountains.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Blood is thicker than water.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Count your blessings.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

To the victor go the spoils.

There is honour among thieves.

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

The best things in life are free.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Seize the day.

A man is known by his friends.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

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

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Persuasion is better than force.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Better safe than sorry.

Tomorrow is another day.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A cat may look at a king.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Talk is cheap.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Forgive and forget.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It's never too late to mend.

The show must go on.

Big fish eat little fish.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

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

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A word to the wise is enough.

Third time lucky.

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Money talks.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Pearls of wisdom.

First come, first served.

A bad penny always turns up.

What goes up must come down.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Let the buyer beware.

It's best to be on the safe side.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Horses for courses.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Silence construes consent.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

One hand washes the other.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Less is more.

While there is life, there is hope.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Accidents will happen.

Misery loves company.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Look before you leap.

Life is what you make it.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Little pitchers have big ears.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

You can't take it with you.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Wonders will never cease.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Keep your powder dry.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Only the good die young.

Laughter is the best medicine.

One good deed deserves another.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

What goes around comes around.

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

There's no place like home.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.