There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Pearls of wisdom.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

East is east, and west is west.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Less is more.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Life is what you make it.

To every thing there is a season.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Live and let live.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

What goes up must come down.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Talk is cheap.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A word to the wise is enough.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Moderation in all things.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The Devil looks after his own.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Enough is enough.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

You are what you eat.

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

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Money makes the world go round.

Clothes do not make the man.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Better safe than sorry.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Third time lucky.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

If you build it, they will come.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Only the good die young.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Still waters run deep.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Time flies.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It takes two to tango.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Good things come in small packages.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The customer is always right.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

One hand washes the other.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Money isn't everything.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Never tell tales out of school.

No man can serve two masters.

An army marches on its stomach.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The end justifies the means.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Different strokes for different folks.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

East, west, home's best.

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

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nine tailors make a man.

There's one born every minute.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The show must go on.

There's safety in numbers.

No pain, no gain.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

All the world loves a lover.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The truth will out.

The bigger, the better.

No rest for the wicked.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Patience is a virtue.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Hide in plain sight.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The best things in life are free.

A golden key can open any door.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A good man is hard to find.

An man's home is his castle.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

First come, first served.

It's the singer not the song.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Revenge is sweet.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A cat has nine lives.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Cheats never prosper.

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

Time is a great healer.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Quid pro quo.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't get mad, get even.

Fortune favours the brave.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

There's no place like home.

Good talk saves the food.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Bad money drives out good.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Forgive and forget.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Love will find a way.

Make haste slowly.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

There's no smoke without fire.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Silence construes consent.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Any port in a storm.

Time will tell.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Haste makes waste.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Ignorance is bliss.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The Devil is in the details.

Keep your chin up.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A thing begun is half done.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Love makes the world go round.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

A house is not a home.

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

Speak as you find.

Good fences make good neighbours.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Less said, soon mended.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Charity begins at home.

There's no time like the present.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It takes one to know one.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Fight fire with fire.

In the midst of life we are in death.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't rock the boat.

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Make love not war.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Only fools and horses work.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Slow but sure.

If you can't be good, be careful.

First things first.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Everyone has their price.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Get out while the getting is good.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Paddle your own canoe.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Like father, like son.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Silence is golden.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

It goes without saying.

All good things must come to an end.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Fight the good fight.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Time is money.

All that glitters is not gold.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

Count your blessings.

Easy come, easy go.

Every dog has its day.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Love is blind.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Home is where the heart is.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

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

Physician, heal thyself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Christmas comes but once a year.

No news is good news.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Business before pleasure.

To the victor go the spoils.

One good deed deserves another.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

For everything there is a season.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Let the buyer beware.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Tomorrow is another day.

Hope springs eternal.

You reap what you sow.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't always get what you want.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Knowledge is power.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Many hands make light work.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Faith will move mountains.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Put your best foot forward.

Truth will out.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Life begins at forty.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

All publicity is good publicity.

Even a worm will turn.

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

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

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

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

Great minds think alike.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Practice what you preach.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

You can't take it with you.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Accidents will happen.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Wonders will never cease.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Let well alone.

Go the extra mile.

A bad penny always turns up.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

All you need is love.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Might is right.

What goes around comes around.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The best defence is a good offence.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Horses for courses.

Give the Devil his due.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

A cat may look at a king.

A man is known by his friends.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Money talks.

Misery loves company.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

There's an exception to every rule.

Oil and water don't mix.

All's fair in love and war.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Crime doesn't pay.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Variety is the spice of life.

History repeats itself.

All good things come to those that wait.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Seize the day.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Two heads are better than one.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

All roads lead to Rome.

Walls have ears.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.