As you sow, so you shall reap.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Silence is golden.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Seek and you shall find.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The best defence is a good offence.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Only fools and horses work.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

All's well that ends well.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Make hay while the sun shines.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

An man's home is his castle.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Oil and water don't mix.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A good man is hard to find.

The best things in life are free.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Life is what you make it.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Never give a sucker an even break.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Nine tailors make a man.

Never go to bed on an argument.

All good things come to those that wait.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

Might is right.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Charity begins at home.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

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

Persuasion is better than force.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A golden key can open any door.

First come, first served.

Truth will out.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Don't get mad, get even.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

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

Every stick has two ends.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Manners maketh the man.

Go the extra mile.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Quid pro quo.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The customer is always right.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Money talks.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Practice makes perfect.

Accidents will happen.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Any port in a storm.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Live and let live.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Ignorance is bliss.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Let well alone.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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.

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

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Live and learn.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Waste not, want not.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

All's fair in love and war.

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

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

Only the good die young.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Every dog has its day.

Good talk saves the food.

A house is not a home.

A cat may look at a king.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Seize the day.

Two heads are better than one.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Bad money drives out good.

All you need is love.

The end justifies the means.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A thing begun is half done.

Better late than never.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Give credit where credit is due.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Moderation in all things.

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

No pain, no gain.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

You are never too old to learn.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Misery loves company.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A fish always rots from the head.

Wonders will never cease.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

To every thing there is a season.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Count your blessings.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It takes one to know one.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Business before pleasure.

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

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

Fight the good fight.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Another day, another dollar.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Nothing new under the sun.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Love will find a way.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

A man is known by his friends.

You can't win them all.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The more the merrier.

Faith will move mountains.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Look before you leap.

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

Seeing is believing.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Hope springs eternal.

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

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Enough is enough.

Like father, like son.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

East is east, and west is west.

All that glitters is not gold.

Make haste slowly.

It's all grist to the mill.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

All publicity is good publicity.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A word to the wise is enough.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

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

Great minds think alike.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Actions speak louder than words.

The age of miracles is past.

The exception which proves the rule.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All things must pass.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Time is money.

A picture paints a thousand words.

There's a time and a place for everything.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Forgive and forget.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Silence construes consent.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Make love not war.

The early bird gets the worm.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Pride comes before a fall.

There's no smoke without fire.

Revenge is sweet.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A dog is a man's best friend.

An army marches on its stomach.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

He who hesitates is lost.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Good things come to those who wait.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

It goes without saying.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Tomorrow is another day.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Many hands make light work.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Share and share alike.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It takes two to tango.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The Devil is in the details.

Every picture tells a story.

First things first.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Slow but sure.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Learn to walk before you run.

No rest for the wicked.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't rock the boat.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Walls have ears.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Never tell tales out of school.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The show must go on.

Haste makes waste.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Still waters run deep.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

For everything there is a season.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

There's one born every minute.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Time flies.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

No news is good news.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Time is a great healer.

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

No man is an island.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Beauty is only skin deep.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

You win some, you lose some.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

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

You reap what you sow.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

More haste, less speed.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Horses for courses.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Bad news travels fast.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Love makes the world go round.

You are what you eat.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Attack is the best form of defence.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Honesty is the best policy.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

All good things must come to an end.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Clothes do not make the man.

Each to their own.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

History repeats itself.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Money isn't everything.

There's no time like the present.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Speak as you find.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Stupid is as stupid does.

One hand washes the other.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

To the victor go the spoils.

Crime doesn't pay.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Love is blind.

East, west, home's best.

There's safety in numbers.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Practice what you preach.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A cat has nine lives.

There are two sides to every question.

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

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Knowledge is power.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Big fish eat little fish.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

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

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

What goes around comes around.

Third time lucky.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The wages of sin is death.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Small things amuse small minds.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A bad penny always turns up.

Even a worm will turn.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

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

Everyone has their price.

Talk is cheap.

Great minds think alike.

Little pitchers have big ears.

There's no place like home.

The bigger, the better.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.