Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

It's never too late to mend.

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

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There is honour among thieves.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Charity begins at home.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Live and let live.

Patience is a virtue.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

All you need is love.

While there is life, there is hope.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

One swallow does not a summer make.

He who hesitates is lost.

The more the merrier.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Time is money.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Give the Devil his due.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The best things in life are free.

There's no smoke without fire.

You are never too old to learn.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't get mad, get even.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

No man can serve two masters.

Silence is golden.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

No news is good news.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A cat may look at a king.

Hide in plain sight.

All the world loves a lover.

Waste not, want not.

Good talk saves the food.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Better late than never.

If you build it, they will come.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The early bird gets the worm.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

The Devil looks after his own.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Pride comes before a fall.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Horses for courses.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A good man is hard to find.

It never rains but it pours.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

There's no place like home.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Misery loves company.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

One good deed deserves another.

Actions speak louder than words.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All good things must come to an end.

There's no time like the present.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Enough is enough.

Any port in a storm.

Home is where the heart is.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A word to the wise is enough.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

You are what you eat.

All publicity is good publicity.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Persuasion is better than force.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Only the good die young.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

First come, first served.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Clothes do not make the man.

Better safe than sorry.

Only fools and horses work.

The wages of sin is death.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Fortune favours the brave.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

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

Opposites attract.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Revenge is sweet.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't win them all.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Knowledge is power.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Tomorrow never comes.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Fight fire with fire.

Less is more.

Another day, another dollar.

Silence construes consent.

Make haste slowly.

Practice makes perfect.

Give credit where credit is due.

What goes up must come down.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A cat has nine lives.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Each to their own.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Quid pro quo.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

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

Money talks.

Big fish eat little fish.

Love will find a way.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Forgive and forget.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It's all grist to the mill.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Bad money drives out good.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Every picture tells a story.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

What goes around comes around.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Get out while the getting is good.

History repeats itself.

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

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

There's one born every minute.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The pen is mightier than sword.

All things must pass.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Go the extra mile.

First things first.

All's fair in love and war.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

God helps those who help themselves.

Share and share alike.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Great minds think alike.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Live and learn.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Fight the good fight.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Nothing succeeds like success.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Needs must when the devil drives.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The show must go on.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Might is right.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Money isn't everything.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Many hands make light work.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Time flies.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Never speak ill of the dead.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

The end justifies the means.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Talk is cheap.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Third time lucky.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Money makes the world go round.

Everyone has their price.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

There's safety in numbers.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Love is blind.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Every dog has its day.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Paddle your own canoe.

The customer is always right.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A fish always rots from the head.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Less said, soon mended.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Nothing new under the sun.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

East, west, home's best.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Every stick has two ends.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

You can't take it with you.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Haste makes waste.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Let well alone.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Blood is thicker than water.

Two heads are better than one.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Still waters run deep.

Like father, like son.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Business before pleasure.

You reap what you sow.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Wonders will never cease.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Life begins at forty.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All's well that ends well.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

There's an exception to every rule.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

If you can't be good, be careful.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

More haste, less speed.

The exception which proves the rule.

Keep your chin up.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Life is what you make it.

All that glitters is not gold.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

One hand washes the other.

Beware the Ides of March.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Truth will out.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A bad penny always turns up.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The bigger, the better.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Seeing is believing.

A thing begun is half done.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It takes one to know one.

Time is a great healer.

Love makes the world go round.

It goes without saying.

The age of miracles is past.

No pain, no gain.

Accidents will happen.

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

Time will tell.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Nine tailors make a man.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

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

The truth will out.

Honesty is the best policy.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Physician, heal thyself.

Seize the day.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Never tell tales out of school.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

East is east, and west is west.

Manners maketh the man.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

No man is an island.

Easy come, easy go.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Count your blessings.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A person is known by the company they keep.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A man is known by his friends.

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

For everything there is a season.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Like father, like son.

Children should be seen and not heard.