Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Keep your powder dry.

Love will find a way.

Every dog has its day.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Give the Devil his due.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Waste not, want not.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Moderation in all things.

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

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Accidents will happen.

A bad penny always turns up.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Seek and you shall find.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Every picture tells a story.

No man can serve two masters.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Make haste slowly.

You reap what you sow.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

East is east, and west is west.

Fortune favours the brave.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Fight the good fight.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There's a time and a place for everything.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A golden key can open any door.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Many hands make light work.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

History repeats itself.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

For everything there is a season.

What goes up must come down.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

All good things must come to an end.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

All that glitters is not gold.

Live and learn.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Live and let live.

No pain, no gain.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

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

One hand washes the other.

Love makes the world go round.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A word to the wise is enough.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

It takes two to tango.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Silence construes consent.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Curiosity killed the cat.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

You can't take it with you.

Ignorance is bliss.

There's no place like home.

Good talk saves the food.

Bad money drives out good.

You win some, you lose some.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Charity begins at home.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Better late than never.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

All's well that ends well.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

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

The age of miracles is past.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Go the extra mile.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Dead men tell no tales.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All you need is love.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The Devil looks after his own.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Time is money.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Everyone has their price.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

Each to their own.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

An army marches on its stomach.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Business before pleasure.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Hide in plain sight.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Never tell tales out of school.

Never give a sucker an even break.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Third time lucky.

Virtue is its own reward.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Any port in a storm.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Appearances can be deceptive.

All good things come to those that wait.

To the victor go the spoils.

It never rains but it pours.

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

To every thing there is a season.

The early bird gets the worm.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Patience is a virtue.

Blood is thicker than water.

The pen is mightier than sword.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Forgive and forget.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Money talks.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The wages of sin is death.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Good things come to those who wait.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A picture paints a thousand words.

What goes around comes around.

A good man is hard to find.

Actions speak louder than words.

It takes one to know one.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

The more the merrier.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Horses for courses.

Money isn't everything.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Paddle your own canoe.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Hope springs eternal.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Misery loves company.

Faith will move mountains.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Better safe than sorry.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A man is known by his friends.

Quid pro quo.

While there is life, there is hope.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You are what you eat.

All things must pass.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Revenge is sweet.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

First things first.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Silence is golden.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Put your best foot forward.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It's never too late to mend.

Nine tailors make a man.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Might is right.

The leopard does not change his spots.

He who hesitates is lost.

A thing begun is half done.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Home is where the heart is.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Keep your chin up.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Wonders will never cease.

Talk is cheap.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Share and share alike.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Money is the root of all evil.

If you build it, they will come.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

No news is good news.

Two heads are better than one.

A watched pot never boils.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

It goes without saying.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

No rest for the wicked.

Let the buyer beware.

Slow but sure.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Let well alone.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't get mad, get even.

It's the singer not the song.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Youth is wasted on the young.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Only fools and horses work.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Enough is enough.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Give credit where credit is due.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Speak as you find.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Another day, another dollar.

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

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Seize the day.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

There's no time like the present.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A stitch in time saves nine.

First come, first served.

Great minds think alike.

Make love not war.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

All the world loves a lover.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Bad news travels fast.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Seeing is believing.

The show must go on.

Count your blessings.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Look before you leap.

Every stick has two ends.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Love is blind.

A cat has nine lives.

Honesty is the best policy.

All publicity is good publicity.

Tomorrow is another day.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

The best things in life are free.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The customer is always right.

God helps those who help themselves.

Possession is nine points of the law.

There's safety in numbers.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

All's fair in love and war.

An man's home is his castle.

Life is what you make it.

There are two sides to every question.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Less is more.

Practice makes perfect.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The end justifies the means.

Money makes the world go round.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Life begins at forty.

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

You can't win them all.

A person is known by the company they keep.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Haste makes waste.

One good deed deserves another.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Walls have ears.

Time flies.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.