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

Time is money.

You can't win them all.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

No rest for the wicked.

Accidents will happen.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Another day, another dollar.

The end justifies the means.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Never go to bed on an argument.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Less is more.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Tomorrow is another day.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The show must go on.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Less said, soon mended.

You win some, you lose some.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The Devil is in the details.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Everyone has their price.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't always get what you want.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A good man is hard to find.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Give credit where credit is due.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Money makes the world go round.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

All good things come to those that wait.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

East, west, home's best.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It never rains but it pours.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Live and let live.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

All's well that ends well.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Wonders will never cease.

Keep your powder dry.

Walls have ears.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Only the good die young.

There's an exception to every rule.

Go the extra mile.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Great minds think alike.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

All the world loves a lover.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Persuasion is better than force.

Third time lucky.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

He who hesitates is lost.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Charity begins at home.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

You are never too old to learn.

The best defence is a good offence.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Opposites attract.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There is honour among thieves.

Make love not war.

It's the singer not the song.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Forgive and forget.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Hope springs eternal.

Every picture tells a story.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Practice what you preach.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

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

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

No news is good news.

For everything there is a season.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The early bird gets the worm.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

An army marches on its stomach.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

First come, first served.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A word to the wise is enough.

East is east, and west is west.

There's no place like home.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Dead men tell no tales.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Life begins at forty.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Live and learn.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It takes two to tango.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Truth will out.

What goes around comes around.

One good deed deserves another.

A thing begun is half done.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Many hands make light work.

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

No pain, no gain.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

To the victor go the spoils.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The best things in life are free.

Waste not, want not.

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

More haste, less speed.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Seize the day.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Seek and you shall find.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Bad news travels fast.

First impressions are the most lasting.

To every thing there is a season.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

What goes up must come down.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Small things amuse small minds.

History repeats itself.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Every dog has its day.

Might is right.

God helps those who help themselves.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Silence is golden.

If you build it, they will come.

Speak as you find.

Practice makes perfect.

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

There's no time like the present.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Hide in plain sight.

The more the merrier.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The exception which proves the rule.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A man is known by his friends.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The wages of sin is death.

Moderation in all things.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The Devil looks after his own.

Appearances can be deceptive.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Don't rock the boat.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Attack is the best form of defence.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Each to their own.

Revenge is sweet.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All's fair in love and war.

Home is where the heart is.

Haste makes waste.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Virtue is its own reward.

Bad money drives out good.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The truth will out.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

You reap what you sow.

Still waters run deep.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Blood is thicker than water.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Good talk saves the food.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Fortune favours the brave.

Any port in a storm.

Let bygones be bygones.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Talk is cheap.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

An man's home is his castle.

Easy come, easy go.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Physician, heal thyself.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Slow but sure.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Time flies.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Count your blessings.

Let the buyer beware.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

You can't take it with you.

The bigger, the better.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Money talks.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

A bad penny always turns up.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

All roads lead to Rome.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

You are what you eat.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The age of miracles is past.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Ignorance is bliss.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

One hand washes the other.

Better safe than sorry.

There's one born every minute.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

It goes without saying.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

First things first.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Life is what you make it.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Look before you leap.

Patience is a virtue.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Fight the good fight.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Seeing is believing.

Put your best foot forward.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

There are two sides to every question.

A house is not a home.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's safety in numbers.

Fight fire with fire.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

It takes one to know one.

Business before pleasure.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It's never too late to mend.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

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

Horses for courses.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Two heads are better than one.

You reap what you sow.

Good things come in small packages.

All you need is love.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A golden key can open any door.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

All things must pass.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Love will find a way.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Enough is enough.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Learn to walk before you run.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

All that glitters is not gold.

Variety is the spice of life.

Get out while the getting is good.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The customer is always right.

Misery loves company.

Keep your chin up.