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

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Silence is golden.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Hide in plain sight.

Each to their own.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Business before pleasure.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Many hands make light work.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There's no place like home.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Two heads are better than one.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Physician, heal thyself.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A fish always rots from the head.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Any port in a storm.

Pearls of wisdom.

Talk is cheap.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A person is known by the company they keep.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It's the singer not the song.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Still waters run deep.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Live and learn.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Home is where the heart is.

One hand washes the other.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Paddle your own canoe.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Speak as you find.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Count your blessings.

Put your best foot forward.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Make haste slowly.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Misery loves company.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

For everything there is a season.

No man can serve two masters.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Learn to walk before you run.

Moderation in all things.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Life begins at forty.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The wages of sin is death.

Enough is enough.

Truth will out.

Bad news travels fast.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

There are two sides to every question.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Love will find a way.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The bigger, the better.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Even a worm will turn.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Less is more.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't get mad, get even.

The end justifies the means.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Knowledge is power.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

There's safety in numbers.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The Devil looks after his own.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

You are never too old to learn.

You can't always get what you want.

Let the dead bury the dead.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Go the extra mile.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Time is a great healer.

The customer is always right.

Dead men tell no tales.

To every thing there is a season.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Needs must when the devil drives.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Keep your powder dry.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Every picture tells a story.

You are what you eat.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Great minds think alike.

It goes without saying.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Time flies.

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

First things first.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

If you build it, they will come.

Time will tell.

A bad penny always turns up.

Blood is thicker than water.

Practice makes perfect.

Everyone has their price.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Appearances can be deceptive.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Revenge is sweet.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Time is money.

Good fences make good neighbours.

More haste, less speed.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Good things come to those who wait.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It takes one to know one.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Like father, like son.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Practice what you preach.

History repeats itself.

There's an exception to every rule.

There's one born every minute.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Children and fools tell the truth.

You can't take it with you.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

All things must pass.

Different strokes for different folks.

A cat has nine lives.

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

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Horses for courses.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Slow but sure.

Easy come, easy go.

It's never too late to mend.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The leopard does not change his spots.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Third time lucky.

Life is what you make it.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Seek and you shall find.

What goes up must come down.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Less said, soon mended.

Get out while the getting is good.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Look before you leap.

The show must go on.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

East, west, home's best.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Let bygones be bygones.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Might is right.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Ignorance is bliss.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Tomorrow never comes.

What goes around comes around.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

All you need is love.

All good things come to those that wait.

The best defence is a good offence.

Attack is the best form of defence.

You reap what you sow.

East is east, and west is west.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Fight the good fight.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

God helps those who help themselves.

All publicity is good publicity.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Enough is as good as a feast.

One good deed deserves another.

Silence construes consent.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Waste not, want not.

Fortune favours the brave.

Hope springs eternal.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't rock the boat.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Another day, another dollar.

Make love not war.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

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

Crime doesn't pay.

A cat may look at a king.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

No man is an island.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Persuasion is better than force.

Oil and water don't mix.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

All the world loves a lover.

You win some, you lose some.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's no time like the present.

No pain, no gain.

No news is good news.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

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

All that glitters is not gold.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Charity begins at home.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's all grist to the mill.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Haste makes waste.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

The Devil is in the details.

All's well that ends well.

Walls have ears.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Give the Devil his due.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Cheats never prosper.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A man is known by his friends.

An army marches on its stomach.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The age of miracles is past.

Better late than never.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

What can't be cured must be endured.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

A watched pot never boils.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

The truth will out.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Opposites attract.

Keep your chin up.

Virtue is its own reward.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The exception which proves the rule.

Always put your best foot forward.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Money makes the world go round.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Let well alone.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Money talks.

Wonders will never cease.

You can't win them all.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Only fools and horses work.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Beware the Ides of March.

Faith will move mountains.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

First come, first served.

Share and share alike.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

An man's home is his castle.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Only the good die young.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

All's fair in love and war.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It never rains but it pours.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.