The bread always falls buttered side down.

Quid pro quo.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Every picture tells a story.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Never tell tales out of school.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Better late than never.

Fight the good fight.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Charity begins at home.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Moderation in all things.

Get out while the getting is good.

Time is a great healer.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Fight fire with fire.

Big fish eat little fish.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It takes one to know one.

Let bygones be bygones.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The exception which proves the rule.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Small things amuse small minds.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

All's fair in love and war.

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

You win some, you lose some.

God helps those who help themselves.

Practice what you preach.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It never rains but it pours.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Money makes the world go round.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

You are what you eat.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

To the victor go the spoils.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Live and learn.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no place like home.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You can't win them all.

A good man is hard to find.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Variety is the spice of life.

Two heads are better than one.

Time will tell.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

The truth will out.

Share and share alike.

Enough is as good as a feast.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Seek and you shall find.

It goes without saying.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

If you build it, they will come.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's all grist to the mill.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Never speak ill of the dead.

No pain, no gain.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

He who hesitates is lost.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Laughter is the best medicine.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't rock the boat.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

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

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Forgive and forget.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Opposites attract.

Different strokes for different folks.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Every dog has its day.

Faith will move mountains.

Less is more.

Silence is golden.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The show must go on.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Honesty is the best policy.

A house is not a home.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Keep your powder dry.

The Devil looks after his own.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Another day, another dollar.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Pride comes before a fall.

Love will find a way.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The best defence is a good offence.

Revenge is sweet.

All the world loves a lover.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It's better to give than to receive.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Home is where the heart is.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Tomorrow never comes.

All roads lead to Rome.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Time flies.

An man's home is his castle.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The end justifies the means.

There's an exception to every rule.

Any port in a storm.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The best things in life are free.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

While there is life, there is hope.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Oil and water don't mix.

Speak as you find.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Go the extra mile.

Each to their own.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Dead men tell no tales.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Haste makes waste.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The wages of sin is death.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Bad news travels fast.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Accidents will happen.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Persuasion is better than force.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Third time lucky.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Slow but sure.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Love is blind.

Physician, heal thyself.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Still waters run deep.

A cat may look at a king.

There is honour among thieves.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

For everything there is a season.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Nothing new under the sun.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The Devil is in the details.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

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

Waste not, want not.

Seeing is believing.

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

Good things come in small packages.

All's well that ends well.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

No man is an island.

A miss is as good as a mile.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Appearances can be deceptive.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Great minds think alike.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Virtue is its own reward.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Make haste slowly.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Misery loves company.

Life begins at forty.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Money isn't everything.

Let well alone.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Put your best foot forward.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Knowledge is power.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All things must pass.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A bad penny always turns up.

Fortune favours the brave.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Keep your chin up.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Let the buyer beware.

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

You reap what you sow.

Live and let live.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Paddle your own canoe.

Less said, soon mended.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

There's no time like the present.

All good things come to those that wait.

Practice makes perfect.

Horses for courses.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Talk is cheap.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

It takes two to tango.

The customer is always right.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

What goes around comes around.

Many hands make light work.

Wonders will never cease.

East, west, home's best.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Only the good die young.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

One hand washes the other.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Silence construes consent.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Count your blessings.

One good deed deserves another.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

History repeats itself.

Love makes the world go round.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Like father, like son.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

No rest for the wicked.

The best is the enemy of the good.

What goes up must come down.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Good talk saves the food.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Even a worm will turn.

Seize the day.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Actions speak louder than words.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Enough is enough.

Ignorance is bliss.

There are two sides to every question.

East is east, and west is west.

Tomorrow is another day.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There's safety in numbers.

Make love not war.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Hide in plain sight.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A cat has nine lives.

You can't always get what you want.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

No man can serve two masters.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

It's never too late to mend.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Look before you leap.

Every stick has two ends.

There's one born every minute.

Attack is the best form of defence.

You can't take it with you.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Time is money.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Bad money drives out good.

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

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

Everyone has their price.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A thing begun is half done.

A man is known by his friends.

Fight the good fight.

First things first.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.