Only fools and horses work.

A word to the wise is enough.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Live and let live.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Time will tell.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

You can't always get what you want.

Silence construes consent.

Bad news travels fast.

Every stick has two ends.

Better late than never.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Hope springs eternal.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Less is more.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Moderation in all things.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Speak as you find.

The bigger, the better.

Honesty is the best policy.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It goes without saying.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Look before you leap.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All the world loves a lover.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Talk is cheap.

What goes up must come down.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

He who hesitates is lost.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Home is where the heart is.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Let well alone.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

East is east, and west is west.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The more the merrier.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Oil and water don't mix.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Accidents will happen.

The Devil is in the details.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Only the good die young.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Might is right.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Beware the Ides of March.

Money makes the world go round.

Pearls of wisdom.

Practice what you preach.

You can't win them all.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Fight fire with fire.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Waste not, want not.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Cheats never prosper.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't throw good money after bad.

First things first.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Wonders will never cease.

Get out while the getting is good.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

You are what you eat.

Laughter is the best medicine.

What goes around comes around.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

There are two sides to every question.

You are never too old to learn.

Like father, like son.

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

Share and share alike.

Life is what you make it.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Every picture tells a story.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

All things must pass.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The best defence is a good offence.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Live and learn.

It's better to give than to receive.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Put your best foot forward.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

To every thing there is a season.

Life begins at forty.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Knowledge is power.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Love will find a way.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Money is the root of all evil.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Great minds think alike.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It takes one to know one.

Fight the good fight.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Crime doesn't pay.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It takes two to tango.

Patience is a virtue.

Walls have ears.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Paddle your own canoe.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Easy come, easy go.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Love is blind.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Charity begins at home.

Nothing new under the sun.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Still waters run deep.

All publicity is good publicity.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A cat may look at a king.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Time is money.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Keep your powder dry.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

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

No news is good news.

There is honour among thieves.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Business before pleasure.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A golden key can open any door.

The best things in life are free.

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

Time flies.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Enough is as good as a feast.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You win some, you lose some.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Misery loves company.

Practice makes perfect.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

All you need is love.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Time is a great healer.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

All's fair in love and war.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Tomorrow is another day.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A bad penny always turns up.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The exception which proves the rule.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Blood is thicker than water.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The early bird gets the worm.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Third time lucky.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Never tell tales out of school.

Forgive and forget.

A watched pot never boils.

It never rains but it pours.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You can't make bricks without straw.

To the victor go the spoils.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Let bygones be bygones.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Many hands make light work.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The customer is always right.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Silence is golden.

Every dog has its day.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It's the singer not the song.

Less said, soon mended.

Small things amuse small minds.

Even a worm will turn.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Revenge is sweet.

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

East, west, home's best.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Haste makes waste.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

History repeats itself.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Quid pro quo.

Horses for courses.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Each to their own.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All's well that ends well.

Good talk saves the food.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There's no place like home.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

You reap what you sow.

Don't get mad, get even.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

A thing begun is half done.

No man can serve two masters.

Money isn't everything.

Money talks.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All that glitters is not gold.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Enough is enough.

Fortune favours the brave.

You can't take it with you.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

An man's home is his castle.

A house is not a home.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Seize the day.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Slow but sure.

Good things come to those who wait.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

If you build it, they will come.

Go the extra mile.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Bad money drives out good.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Two heads are better than one.

Big fish eat little fish.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

All good things must come to an end.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The age of miracles is past.

Ignorance is bliss.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

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

No pain, no gain.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Love makes the world go round.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

One good deed deserves another.

Everyone has their price.

There's no smoke without fire.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Learn to walk before you run.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

No man is an island.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Truth will out.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's no time like the present.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Another day, another dollar.

Tomorrow never comes.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

In the midst of life we are in death.

There's safety in numbers.