Many hands make light work.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Forgive and forget.

Let well alone.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The wages of sin is death.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Seize the day.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Time flies.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Cheats never prosper.

All the world loves a lover.

The end justifies the means.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

The best things in life are free.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Only fools and horses work.

A bad penny always turns up.

Put your best foot forward.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Patience is a virtue.

There is honour among thieves.

Let bygones be bygones.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Money is the root of all evil.

A thing begun is half done.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Business before pleasure.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Silence is golden.

Even a worm will turn.

Tomorrow is another day.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

The more the merrier.

Dead men tell no tales.

Slow but sure.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

What goes up must come down.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Crime doesn't pay.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Look before you leap.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Nine tailors make a man.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Walls have ears.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Make haste slowly.

A fish always rots from the head.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Better late than never.

Half a loaf is better than none.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

One hand washes the other.

Fight fire with fire.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Seek and you shall find.

Virtue is its own reward.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Life is what you make it.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It's all grist to the mill.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Truth will out.

Tomorrow never comes.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Third time lucky.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Speak as you find.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

You are what you eat.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

First come, first served.

The exception which proves the rule.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Charity begins at home.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

East is east, and west is west.

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

Still waters run deep.

No man can serve two masters.

There's an exception to every rule.

Fight the good fight.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Knowledge is power.

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

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Laughter is the best medicine.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Every stick has two ends.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Christmas comes but once a year.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

You can't take it with you.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

You reap what you sow.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no time like the present.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

There's no fool like an old fool.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Keep your powder dry.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

All things must pass.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't rock the boat.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Bad money drives out good.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Bad news travels fast.

Quid pro quo.

The best-laid plans go astray.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Enough is enough.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Horses for courses.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Only the good die young.

Manners maketh the man.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Good fences make good neighbours.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Revenge is sweet.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Talk is cheap.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Little pitchers have big ears.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Learn to walk before you run.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Hope springs eternal.

Go the extra mile.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

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

The show must go on.

He who hesitates is lost.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Actions speak louder than words.

Each to their own.

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

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

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Time is money.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Accidents will happen.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Blood is thicker than water.

It's the singer not the song.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

You can't win them all.

In the midst of life we are in death.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Love is blind.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Pride comes before a fall.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

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

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

Love will find a way.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Persuasion is better than force.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Any port in a storm.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

No man is an island.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Might is right.

Live and let live.

What goes around comes around.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A house is not a home.

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

Misery loves company.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

A watched pot never boils.

No news is good news.

Good things come to those who wait.

Another day, another dollar.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Silence construes consent.

A good man is hard to find.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Opposites attract.

East, west, home's best.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

There's safety in numbers.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

No rest for the wicked.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Count your blessings.

Oil and water don't mix.

Everyone has their price.

Never tell tales out of school.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Seeing is believing.

Faith will move mountains.

The Devil is in the details.

Less is more.

The truth will out.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Live and learn.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Like father, like son.

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

There's no place like home.

Easy come, easy go.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A cat has nine lives.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

An man's home is his castle.

First things first.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Waste not, want not.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Wonders will never cease.

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

A cat may look at a king.

If you build it, they will come.

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

The bigger, the better.

Make love not war.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

More haste, less speed.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It's better to give than to receive.

The leopard does not change his spots.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The age of miracles is past.

All's well that ends well.

It takes two to tango.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A golden key can open any door.

No pain, no gain.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You are never too old to learn.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Two heads are better than one.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Life begins at forty.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It takes one to know one.

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

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

Time is a great healer.

The customer is always right.

A new broom sweeps clean.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Youth is wasted on the young.

God helps those who help themselves.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Keep your chin up.

All's fair in love and war.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Time will tell.

Give credit where credit is due.

Different strokes for different folks.

Share and share alike.

There are two sides to every question.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Make hay while the sun shines.

History repeats itself.

Hide in plain sight.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Practice what you preach.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Great minds think alike.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Pearls of wisdom.

Honesty is the best policy.

Haste makes waste.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Every dog has its day.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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