Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Only fools and horses work.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Money isn't everything.

Truth will out.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Good things come in small packages.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Any port in a storm.

Time and tide wait for no one.

No rest for the wicked.

Half a loaf is better than none.

It takes one to know one.

There's no fool like an old fool.

All the world loves a lover.

Let bygones be bygones.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Horses for courses.

The exception which proves the rule.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Fight the good fight.

Money is the root of all evil.

Get out while the getting is good.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Go the extra mile.

Everyone has their price.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Nothing new under the sun.

Waste not, want not.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Less is more.

You are what you eat.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

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

If you build it, they will come.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Blood is thicker than water.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Faith will move mountains.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Still waters run deep.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

One hand washes the other.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The customer is always right.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There's no smoke without fire.

It's best to be on the safe side.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Hide in plain sight.

Speak as you find.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Every picture tells a story.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Count your blessings.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A man is known by his friends.

Every stick has two ends.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All things must pass.

Live and let live.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

First things first.

Silence is golden.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

East is east, and west is west.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

You can't win them all.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Make haste slowly.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A watched pot never boils.

Two heads are better than one.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

What can't be cured must be endured.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Let well alone.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Man does not live by bread alone.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

No news is good news.

Dead men tell no tales.

Walls have ears.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

It goes without saying.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Oil and water don't mix.

History repeats itself.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A word to the wise is enough.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

To the victor go the spoils.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The best defence is a good offence.

Enough is as good as a feast.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's all grist to the mill.

Money talks.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

A golden key can open any door.

No man is an island.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

An man's home is his castle.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

No pain, no gain.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All good things must come to an end.

Forgive and forget.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Time is a great healer.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

One good deed deserves another.

Quid pro quo.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Business before pleasure.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

The wages of sin is death.

First come, first served.

While there is life, there is hope.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

More haste, less speed.

Live and learn.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Slow but sure.

Hope springs eternal.

Life begins at forty.

Enough is enough.

Silence construes consent.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Like father, like son.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The best things in life are free.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's no time like the present.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The truth will out.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

He who hesitates is lost.

The bigger, the better.

The more the merrier.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The best is the enemy of the good.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Great minds think alike.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There's an exception to every rule.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Always put your best foot forward.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Better safe than sorry.

Tomorrow is another day.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Fight fire with fire.

All's well that ends well.

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

Haste makes waste.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

All you need is love.

Make love not war.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Manners maketh the man.

It's better to give than to receive.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Many hands make light work.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A cat has nine lives.

Children and fools tell the truth.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Revenge is sweet.

Opposites attract.

There's one born every minute.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Another day, another dollar.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Give the Devil his due.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

An army marches on its stomach.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Nine tailors make a man.

Love will find a way.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Look before you leap.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

What goes around comes around.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Give credit where credit is due.

A fish always rots from the head.

Different strokes for different folks.

Each to their own.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't shoot the messenger.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Money makes the world go round.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Wonders will never cease.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Seize the day.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

It takes two to tango.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't rock the boat.

Misery loves company.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Practice what you preach.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Patience is a virtue.

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

Time is money.

For everything there is a season.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

All good things come to those that wait.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A good man is hard to find.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Never tell tales out of school.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Clothes do not make the man.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All's fair in love and war.

Better late than never.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You are never too old to learn.

The age of miracles is past.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Share and share alike.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Easy come, easy go.

Knowledge is power.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Seek and you shall find.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Physician, heal thyself.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Keep your chin up.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Grief divided is made lighter.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

There's no place like home.

The Devil is in the details.

There's safety in numbers.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It never rains but it pours.

Only the good die young.

Practice makes perfect.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Ignorance is bliss.

It's the singer not the song.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Charity begins at home.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Learn to walk before you run.

What goes up must come down.

Big fish eat little fish.

Time will tell.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Accidents will happen.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .