If anything can go wrong, it will.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

No man can serve two masters.

Business before pleasure.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

He who hesitates is lost.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Look before you leap.

What goes up must come down.

Go the extra mile.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Marriages are made in heaven.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Might is right.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

All's well that ends well.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

All good things come to those that wait.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

There's safety in numbers.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Give credit where credit is due.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Pearls of wisdom.

Keep your chin up.

A cat has nine lives.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Tomorrow never comes.

Wonders will never cease.

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

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

A watched pot never boils.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Always put your best foot forward.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The exception which proves the rule.

Speak as you find.

The truth will out.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

East is east, and west is west.

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

Horses for courses.

Like father, like son.

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

One good deed deserves another.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Better late than never.

There are two sides to every question.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

All things must pass.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

If you build it, they will come.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Waste not, want not.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

History repeats itself.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You can't make bricks without straw.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't get mad, get even.

A good man is hard to find.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

An man's home is his castle.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Money talks.

Moderation in all things.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Crime doesn't pay.

Hide in plain sight.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Revenge is sweet.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Oil and water don't mix.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Slow but sure.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Opposites attract.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

No news is good news.

Silence is golden.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Less said, soon mended.

Haste makes waste.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Fortune favours the brave.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Patience is a virtue.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Faith will move mountains.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Another day, another dollar.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Let well alone.

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

Live and learn.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Life begins at forty.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Different strokes for different folks.

The end justifies the means.

Grief divided is made lighter.

No pain, no gain.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Seeing is believing.

Let bygones be bygones.

Practice makes perfect.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Needs must when the devil drives.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Give the Devil his due.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

It's never too late to mend.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

All the world loves a lover.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Persuasion is better than force.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

You can't take it with you.

Life is what you make it.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

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

Two heads are better than one.

Cheats never prosper.

Time flies.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There is honour among thieves.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Actions speak louder than words.

Better safe than sorry.

Enough is enough.

The Devil is in the details.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

More haste, less speed.

Every dog has its day.

Every picture tells a story.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Once bitten, twice shy.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Ignorance is bliss.

Everyone has their price.

Honesty is the best policy.

Quid pro quo.

Dead men tell no tales.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Accidents will happen.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't rock the boat.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

You are what you eat.

Hope springs eternal.

There's no place like home.

Still waters run deep.

Only fools and horses work.

Keep your powder dry.

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

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

Money isn't everything.

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

One hand washes the other.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Time will tell.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A dog is a man's best friend.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

To the victor go the spoils.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Many hands make light work.

East, west, home's best.

Half a loaf is better than none.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Bad money drives out good.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Talk is cheap.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Variety is the spice of life.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

No rest for the wicked.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Time is a great healer.

Virtue is its own reward.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

You win some, you lose some.

Each to their own.

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

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It takes two to tango.

It's all grist to the mill.

Clothes do not make the man.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

No man is an island.

Make haste slowly.

You can't always get what you want.

There's no fool like an old fool.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Misery loves company.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Walls have ears.

Even a worm will turn.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Good talk saves the food.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

What goes around comes around.

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

First come, first served.

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

Count your blessings.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A cat may look at a king.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There's no time like the present.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Fight the good fight.

You are never too old to learn.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Tomorrow is another day.

A man is known by his friends.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Make love not war.

The early bird gets the worm.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The age of miracles is past.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There's one born every minute.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

The bigger, the better.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Get out while the getting is good.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Never tell tales out of school.

Money makes the world go round.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Forgive and forget.

Love is blind.

Manners maketh the man.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Share and share alike.

Put your best foot forward.

One swallow does not a summer make.

The more the merrier.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Charity begins at home.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Live and let live.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

You reap what you sow.

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Silence construes consent.

A golden key can open any door.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

All publicity is good publicity.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Great minds think alike.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

The show must go on.

A house is not a home.

Paddle your own canoe.

It takes one to know one.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

First things first.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Practice what you preach.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Fight fire with fire.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Time is money.

Physician, heal thyself.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Only the good die young.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Easy come, easy go.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Love will find a way.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Knowledge is power.

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

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The best things in life are free.