A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't rock the boat.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

No man can serve two masters.

What goes up must come down.

All's fair in love and war.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Home is where the heart is.

Dead men tell no tales.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

An man's home is his castle.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Make love not war.

Might is right.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Hide in plain sight.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Every picture tells a story.

All good things come to those that wait.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

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

Less said, soon mended.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

No news is good news.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Pride comes before a fall.

Each to their own.

East, west, home's best.

For everything there is a season.

You can't always get what you want.

Time is a great healer.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Life begins at forty.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A golden key can open any door.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Love will find a way.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Fight fire with fire.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It's never too late to mend.

Good things come to those who wait.

Always put your best foot forward.

While there is life, there is hope.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Look before you leap.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Easy come, easy go.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The customer is always right.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Patience is a virtue.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Misery loves company.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

No rest for the wicked.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A cat has nine lives.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Variety is the spice of life.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

The truth will out.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Actions speak louder than words.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It's better to give than to receive.

The end justifies the means.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Enough is enough.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Give the Devil his due.

Silence construes consent.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Good things come in small packages.

There's one born every minute.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

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

Seize the day.

Faith will move mountains.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

History repeats itself.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A word to the wise is enough.

Truth will out.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

There's no time like the present.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Time will tell.

Possession is nine points of the law.

All that glitters is not gold.

A fish always rots from the head.

Man does not live by bread alone.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Bad news travels fast.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Clothes do not make the man.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A house is not a home.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Life is what you make it.

Walls have ears.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Every dog has its day.

Cheats never prosper.

Love makes the world go round.

A watched pot never boils.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Tomorrow never comes.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It goes without saying.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

Less is more.

Live and learn.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Any port in a storm.

First come, first served.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Seek and you shall find.

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

More haste, less speed.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Third time lucky.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

What goes around comes around.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

First things first.

God helps those who help themselves.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

You win some, you lose some.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

One good deed deserves another.

To the victor go the spoils.

Keep your chin up.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Put your best foot forward.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

East is east, and west is west.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Nothing new under the sun.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

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

One hand washes the other.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Never tell tales out of school.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

There are two sides to every question.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Even a worm will turn.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

All's well that ends well.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Make haste slowly.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Let the buyer beware.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

Business before pleasure.

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

A thing begun is half done.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Love is blind.

Still waters run deep.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Opposites attract.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A bad penny always turns up.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Speak as you find.

The bigger, the better.

If you build it, they will come.

Charity begins at home.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Knowledge is power.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You are what you eat.

Let well alone.

Horses for courses.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Wonders will never cease.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Like father, like son.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The exception which proves the rule.

Practice makes perfect.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Blood is thicker than water.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Nine tailors make a man.

Fight the good fight.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Only fools and horses work.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Crime doesn't pay.

All roads lead to Rome.

The best things in life are free.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Money isn't everything.

No pain, no gain.

Get out while the getting is good.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Time is money.

The wages of sin is death.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Quid pro quo.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You are never too old to learn.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All publicity is good publicity.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Silence is golden.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Talk is cheap.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

You can't win them all.

There's no place like home.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

To every thing there is a season.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Fortune favours the brave.

Only the good die young.

Physician, heal thyself.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

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

He who hesitates is lost.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Money makes the world go round.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Practice what you preach.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

There's no smoke without fire.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Seeing is believing.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Count your blessings.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can have too much of a good thing.

There's safety in numbers.

You can't take it with you.

All the world loves a lover.

There is honour among thieves.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The Devil is in the details.

Manners maketh the man.

Accidents will happen.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Haste makes waste.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

The more the merrier.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

It takes one to know one.

All things must pass.

It takes two to tango.

Waste not, want not.

A cat may look at a king.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Slow but sure.

Persuasion is better than force.

Moderation in all things.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Faint heart never won fair lady.