All roads lead to Rome.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Keep your powder dry.

Man does not live by bread alone.

First come, first served.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Oil and water don't mix.

Charity begins at home.

Home is where the heart is.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Actions speak louder than words.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

It takes one to know one.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Time is a great healer.

Practice makes perfect.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Go the extra mile.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Do as I say, not as I do.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Less said, soon mended.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Variety is the spice of life.

No man can serve two masters.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Quid pro quo.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Moderation in all things.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

God helps those who help themselves.

Silence construes consent.

Youth is wasted on the young.

History repeats itself.

Let well alone.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Money isn't everything.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Accidents will happen.

Fight fire with fire.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Each to their own.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Less is more.

Let bygones be bygones.

Love will find a way.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Might is right.

Wonders will never cease.

Silence is golden.

The more the merrier.

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

For everything there is a season.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There's one born every minute.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

An man's home is his castle.

Patience is a virtue.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Opposites attract.

Many hands make light work.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Possession is nine points of the law.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Life is what you make it.

There's no smoke without fire.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

One hand washes the other.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Look before you leap.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You reap what you sow.

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

There's no time like the present.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Like father, like son.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

All's well that ends well.

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

All things must pass.

All that glitters is not gold.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Only the good die young.

Every stick has two ends.

A house is not a home.

You are what you eat.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There is honour among thieves.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Share and share alike.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Time will tell.

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

All you need is love.

The best things in life are free.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It goes without saying.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Persuasion is better than force.

Everyone has their price.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

More haste, less speed.

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

You can't win them all.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Misery loves company.

Different strokes for different folks.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Only fools and horses work.

Walls have ears.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Keep your chin up.

All good things come to those that wait.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Every picture tells a story.

Better safe than sorry.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A fish always rots from the head.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Ignorance is bliss.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Seeing is believing.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Truth will out.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Great minds think alike.

Love is blind.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It never rains but it pours.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Half a loaf is better than none.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Waste not, want not.

Better late than never.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The end justifies the means.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Let the dead bury the dead.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All's fair in love and war.

Third time lucky.

Practice what you preach.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Beware the Ides of March.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Manners maketh the man.

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

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Talk is cheap.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Money talks.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Cheats never prosper.

The exception which proves the rule.

All the world loves a lover.

While there is life, there is hope.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Put your best foot forward.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Make haste slowly.

Nine tailors make a man.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

It takes two to tango.

It's better to give than to receive.

Life begins at forty.

Knowledge is power.

East is east, and west is west.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Fight the good fight.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Enough is enough.

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

Faith will move mountains.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's never too late to mend.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Haste makes waste.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Make love not war.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

What goes around comes around.

Even a worm will turn.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

No pain, no gain.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Clothes do not make the man.

Slow but sure.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Seize the day.

Virtue is its own reward.

The customer is always right.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Business before pleasure.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Time flies.

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

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Always put your best foot forward.

A cat may look at a king.

Still waters run deep.

The bigger, the better.

Dead men tell no tales.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The age of miracles is past.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Blood is thicker than water.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It's the singer not the song.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The show must go on.

There's no place like home.

A word to the wise is enough.

Get out while the getting is good.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

No man is an island.

Never give a sucker an even break.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There are two sides to every question.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Hide in plain sight.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A bad penny always turns up.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Horses for courses.

Good things come in small packages.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Learn to walk before you run.

You can't always get what you want.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Live and learn.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Another day, another dollar.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Revenge is sweet.

A good man is hard to find.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Pride comes before a fall.

Hope springs eternal.

A thing begun is half done.

The wages of sin is death.

Speak as you find.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It's best to be on the safe side.

All good things must come to an end.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Good things come to those who wait.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The Devil is in the details.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

What goes up must come down.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The truth will out.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The best defence is a good offence.

East, west, home's best.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Money makes the world go round.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It's all grist to the mill.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Big fish eat little fish.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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.

Seek and you shall find.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

If you build it, they will come.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Fortune favours the brave.

Live and let live.

The pen is mightier than sword.