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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Appearances can be deceptive.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Money isn't everything.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Any port in a storm.

A dog is a man's best friend.

No rest for the wicked.

Different strokes for different folks.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The truth will out.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Make haste slowly.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Life begins at forty.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

East, west, home's best.

Time flies.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Never tell tales out of school.

First come, first served.

No news is good news.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Each to their own.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Give the Devil his due.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Bad news travels fast.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Many hands make light work.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There's no time like the present.

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

Charity begins at home.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The bigger, the better.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Only fools and horses work.

First impressions are the most lasting.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It takes two to tango.

Waste not, want not.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Fight the good fight.

Still waters run deep.

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

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

Physician, heal thyself.

You are what you eat.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A cat has nine lives.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Money makes the world go round.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Love is blind.

Even a worm will turn.

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

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Slow but sure.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

First things first.

Good things come in small packages.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Silence construes consent.

One hand washes the other.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

No man is an island.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

One good deed deserves another.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

All you need is love.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Third time lucky.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Manners maketh the man.

Love makes the world go round.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Seeing is believing.

While there is life, there is hope.

Look before you leap.

The end justifies the means.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Go the extra mile.

A house is not a home.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

You can't always get what you want.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Love will find a way.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Hide in plain sight.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Out of sight, out of mind.

No pain, no gain.

The best things in life are free.

What goes up must come down.

Everyone has their price.

A fish always rots from the head.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

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

Make love not war.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The exception which proves the rule.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Always put your best foot forward.

Beware the Ides of March.

All's well that ends well.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

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

Let well alone.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Fight fire with fire.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

An army marches on its stomach.

Money is the root of all evil.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It's never too late to mend.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A poor worker blames the tools.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Honesty is the best policy.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Better late than never.

Walls have ears.

Less said, soon mended.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Time is money.

Get out while the getting is good.

A word to the wise is enough.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Put your best foot forward.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Time is a great healer.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Might is right.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It takes one to know one.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Blood is thicker than water.

Opposites attract.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

All the world loves a lover.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Variety is the spice of life.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Like father, like son.

Don't rock the boat.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Every stick has two ends.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The early bird gets the worm.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Let bygones be bygones.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

You can't take it with you.

Faith will move mountains.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The customer is always right.

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

East is east, and west is west.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Truth will out.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Cheats never prosper.

Easy come, easy go.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A thing begun is half done.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Wonders will never cease.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Slow and steady wins the race.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Forgive and forget.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Better safe than sorry.

Nothing new under the sun.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Speak as you find.

Don't get mad, get even.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Enough is enough.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

For everything there is a season.

Talk is cheap.

More haste, less speed.

If you build it, they will come.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Good talk saves the food.

Revenge is sweet.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A golden key can open any door.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Every picture tells a story.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't win them all.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Tomorrow never comes.

Crime doesn't pay.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Moderation in all things.

Give credit where credit is due.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Patience is a virtue.

There is honour among thieves.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Quid pro quo.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Business before pleasure.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

History repeats itself.

You are never too old to learn.

Do as I say, not as I do.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Oil and water don't mix.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The show must go on.

Good things come to those who wait.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Seize the day.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Silence is golden.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

The age of miracles is past.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Live and learn.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Share and share alike.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

History repeats itself.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Paddle your own canoe.

You reap what you sow.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

A man is known by his friends.

An man's home is his castle.

Money talks.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There's an exception to every rule.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

A cat may look at a king.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The Devil is in the details.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

It goes without saying.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Misery loves company.

Pearls of wisdom.

Two heads are better than one.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Only the good die young.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Less is more.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

No man can serve two masters.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Any port in a storm.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The pen is mightier than sword.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Time will tell.

Hope springs eternal.