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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

A cat has nine lives.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Revenge is sweet.

For everything there is a season.

Time will tell.

Love is blind.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The customer is always right.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Oil and water don't mix.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

First things first.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

East, west, home's best.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Speak as you find.

An man's home is his castle.

The truth will out.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

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

You can't win them all.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

It takes two to tango.

All you need is love.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Talk is cheap.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Horses for courses.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

All's fair in love and war.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

You are what you eat.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Waste not, want not.

Seize the day.

An army marches on its stomach.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Bad news travels fast.

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

No news is good news.

A good man is hard to find.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It's all grist to the mill.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The bigger, the better.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Get out while the getting is good.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Make love not war.

Nine tailors make a man.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Life begins at forty.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Dead men tell no tales.

Slow but sure.

All the world loves a lover.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Only the good die young.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Let the buyer beware.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Practice makes perfect.

It takes one to know one.

Fortune favours the brave.

Nothing new under the sun.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Forgive and forget.

Like father, like son.

You can't take it with you.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Slow and steady wins the race.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Pride comes before a fall.

The end justifies the means.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

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

Keep your chin up.

Actions speak louder than words.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Pearls of wisdom.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Good things come to those who wait.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Different strokes for different folks.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It's better to give than to receive.

Forewarned is forearmed.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The best things in life are free.

Tomorrow never comes.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Money makes the world go round.

Small things amuse small minds.

The Devil looks after his own.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A thing begun is half done.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Learn to walk before you run.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Quid pro quo.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Persuasion is better than force.

Live and let live.

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

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Cheats never prosper.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Everyone has their price.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Share and share alike.

All good things come to those that wait.

Crime doesn't pay.

First come, first served.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Go the extra mile.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

All publicity is good publicity.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Beware the Ides of March.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All's well that ends well.

Even a worm will turn.

Better late than never.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Silence is golden.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Physician, heal thyself.

The exception which proves the rule.

Let bygones be bygones.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It goes without saying.

There's no smoke without fire.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

All good things must come to an end.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Blood is thicker than water.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

There's no place like home.

Put your best foot forward.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Needs must when the devil drives.

East is east, and west is west.

History repeats itself.

No man is an island.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Business before pleasure.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Manners maketh the man.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Fight the good fight.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You win some, you lose some.

More haste, less speed.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Virtue is its own reward.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

One good deed deserves another.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Still waters run deep.

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

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

To the victor go the spoils.

The wages of sin is death.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Great minds think alike.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Walls have ears.

Truth will out.

It's never too late to mend.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Always put your best foot forward.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Honesty is the best policy.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

God helps those who help themselves.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Hope springs eternal.

Faith will move mountains.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Let well alone.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The best defence is a good offence.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

What goes up must come down.

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

Good talk saves the food.

A word to the wise is enough.

Live and learn.

If the cap fits, wear it.

What goes around comes around.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Enough is enough.

Seek and you shall find.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Count your blessings.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Practice what you preach.

Money talks.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Charity begins at home.

There's no time like the present.

Home is where the heart is.

Money isn't everything.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Every dog has its day.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

If you build it, they will come.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The Devil is in the details.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

One hand washes the other.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Keep your powder dry.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

You can't always get what you want.

Look before you leap.

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

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

A fish always rots from the head.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Might is right.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Accidents will happen.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A person is known by the company they keep.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A golden key can open any door.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Every picture tells a story.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

There's an exception to every rule.

No pain, no gain.

Variety is the spice of life.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

All things must pass.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't rock the boat.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Better safe than sorry.

There's safety in numbers.

Nothing succeeds like success.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A house is not a home.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

There's one born every minute.

Life is what you make it.

Knowledge is power.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

There are two sides to every question.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Good things come in small packages.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The show must go on.

Two heads are better than one.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Wonders will never cease.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A watched pot never boils.

Strike while the iron is hot.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Love will find a way.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Opposites attract.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Fight fire with fire.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Third time lucky.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Haste makes waste.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

It's the singer not the song.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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