You can't take it with you.

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

A good man is hard to find.

You can't win them all.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You reap what you sow.

Opposites attract.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

No man is an island.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Another day, another dollar.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Physician, heal thyself.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Let bygones be bygones.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Dead men tell no tales.

Only the good die young.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Fortune favours the brave.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Love will find a way.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Put your best foot forward.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Speak as you find.

The truth will out.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Good things come to those who wait.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Hide in plain sight.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Every dog has its day.

Clothes do not make the man.

It goes without saying.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Children and fools tell the truth.

First things first.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Handsome is as handsome does.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Many hands make light work.

You are what you eat.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Let well alone.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

All good things come to those that wait.

A golden key can open any door.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Make hay while the sun shines.

A house is not a home.

All's well that ends well.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Time flies.

Different strokes for different folks.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Needs must when the devil drives.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Moderation in all things.

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

Knowledge is power.

All publicity is good publicity.

An man's home is his castle.

The Devil is in the details.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Fight the good fight.

There's an exception to every rule.

Give credit where credit is due.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Make love not war.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Enough is enough.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Like father, like son.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't change horses in midstream.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

A thing begun is half done.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Never tell tales out of school.

A man is known by his friends.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Get out while the getting is good.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Ignorance is bliss.

Time will tell.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Waste not, want not.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Money is the root of all evil.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A bad penny always turns up.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Time is a great healer.

A word to the wise is enough.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Bad money drives out good.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Revenge is sweet.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Charity begins at home.

If you build it, they will come.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Forgive and forget.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Everyone has their price.

Keep your chin up.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Great minds think alike.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You can't always get what you want.

Persuasion is better than force.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Manners maketh the man.

No pain, no gain.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

What goes up must come down.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Pearls of wisdom.

It takes two to tango.

Keep your powder dry.

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

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Give the Devil his due.

One hand washes the other.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Fight fire with fire.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Two heads are better than one.

Good things come in small packages.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

More haste, less speed.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Big fish eat little fish.

All roads lead to Rome.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Cheats never prosper.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Misery loves company.

Tomorrow is another day.

He who hesitates is lost.

Seek and you shall find.

Money talks.

Walls have ears.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Every picture tells a story.

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

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

All things must pass.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Seize the day.

Talk is cheap.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Home is where the heart is.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Learn to walk before you run.

Make haste slowly.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

History repeats itself.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Paddle your own canoe.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Any port in a storm.

Life begins at forty.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

The more the merrier.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

The wages of sin is death.

It never rains but it pours.

Every stick has two ends.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Nothing succeeds like success.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Live and let live.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Hope springs eternal.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Practice what you preach.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Silence construes consent.

A cat has nine lives.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Third time lucky.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Haste makes waste.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Share and share alike.

Go the extra mile.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

No rest for the wicked.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's one born every minute.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

What goes around comes around.

Don't get mad, get even.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Less said, soon mended.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The best things in life are free.

Crime doesn't pay.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

A new broom sweeps clean.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Business before pleasure.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Bad news travels fast.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Wonders will never cease.

East, west, home's best.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Oil and water don't mix.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Accidents will happen.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Nine tailors make a man.

Seeing is believing.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

All you need is love.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Life is what you make it.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Money isn't everything.

Love makes the world go round.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

To every thing there is a season.

Truth will out.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A cat may look at a king.

An army marches on its stomach.

For everything there is a season.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Might is right.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Nothing new under the sun.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Let the buyer beware.

Live and learn.

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

Still waters run deep.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Patience is a virtue.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

One good deed deserves another.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

No man can serve two masters.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Less is more.

Seize the day.

Time is money.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Slow but sure.

Better safe than sorry.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The Devil looks after his own.

All the world loves a lover.

There's no place like home.

The customer is always right.

The age of miracles is past.

All good things must come to an end.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's never too late to mend.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Count your blessings.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

It takes one to know one.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Silence is golden.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Faith will move mountains.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The show must go on.

Easy come, easy go.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.