Do as I say, not as I do.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The early bird gets the worm.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Third time lucky.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

A man is known by his friends.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

To every thing there is a season.

It never rains but it pours.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Never tell tales out of school.

Handsome is as handsome does.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Moderation in all things.

God helps those who help themselves.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

One good deed deserves another.

All that glitters is not gold.

Big fish eat little fish.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

History repeats itself.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Like father, like son.

Each to their own.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Might is right.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

In the midst of life we are in death.

All the world loves a lover.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A fish always rots from the head.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Variety is the spice of life.

Beauty is only skin deep.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

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

Quid pro quo.

Put your best foot forward.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Knowledge is power.

Charity begins at home.

No rest for the wicked.

An man's home is his castle.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

Misery loves company.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Time flies.

Home is where the heart is.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Better safe than sorry.

Cheats never prosper.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Accidents will happen.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Speak as you find.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Learn to walk before you run.

Make hay while the sun shines.

While there is life, there is hope.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Laughter is the best medicine.

There's no place like home.

One swallow does not a summer make.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

No pain, no gain.

Ignorance is bliss.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Practice makes perfect.

It's never too late to mend.

A bad penny always turns up.

Give credit where credit is due.

Paddle your own canoe.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The more the merrier.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Make love not war.

Children and fools tell the truth.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Hope springs eternal.

Practice what you preach.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

It takes one to know one.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

What goes up must come down.

Great minds think alike.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Oil and water don't mix.

All's well that ends well.

Only the good die young.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Better late than never.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't get mad, get even.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Bad money drives out good.

A golden key can open any door.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

First things first.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

There is honour among thieves.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Every dog has its day.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

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

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

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Haste makes waste.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Fight the good fight.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Waste not, want not.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

No news is good news.

One hand washes the other.

He who hesitates is lost.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Dead men tell no tales.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Talk is cheap.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

There's no time like the present.

Love will find a way.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Nine tailors make a man.

Look before you leap.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The truth will out.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It's the singer not the song.

You reap what you sow.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Manners maketh the man.

Silence construes consent.

The show must go on.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The Devil looks after his own.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Go the extra mile.

If you build it, they will come.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Any port in a storm.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Still waters run deep.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Time is a great healer.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You are what you eat.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Appearances can be deceptive.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Money isn't everything.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Another day, another dollar.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Enough is enough.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Actions speak louder than words.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Good things come in small packages.

What goes around comes around.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Fortune favours the brave.

Opposites attract.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

The age of miracles is past.

There's no smoke without fire.

The best things in life are free.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Physician, heal thyself.

Revenge is sweet.

Horses for courses.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Slow but sure.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

There's one born every minute.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Business before pleasure.

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

Many hands make light work.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

First come, first served.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

A watched pot never boils.

A good man is hard to find.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Hide in plain sight.

You are never too old to learn.

Make haste slowly.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

More haste, less speed.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

You can't take it with you.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A cat has nine lives.

The customer is always right.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Life begins at forty.

Forgive and forget.

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

The end justifies the means.

All good things must come to an end.

Forewarned is forearmed.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

No man is an island.

Tomorrow never comes.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Slow and steady wins the race.

All's fair in love and war.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Good talk saves the food.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Live and let live.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Seeing is believing.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

There are two sides to every question.

Bad news travels fast.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

Share and share alike.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Give the Devil his due.

The wages of sin is death.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

All you need is love.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Keep your chin up.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A word to the wise is enough.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't rock the boat.

Easy come, easy go.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Good things come to those who wait.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Walls have ears.

The exception which proves the rule.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A cat may look at a king.

It takes two to tango.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Time is money.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Life is what you make it.

The bigger, the better.

Silence is golden.

Always put your best foot forward.

Seize the day.

Truth will out.

Clothes do not make the man.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Different strokes for different folks.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.