No pain, no gain.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

While there is life, there is hope.

Shrouds have no pockets.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Might is right.

All's well that ends well.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Fight fire with fire.

Third time lucky.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Crime doesn't pay.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Practice what you preach.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

A house is not a home.

Time is money.

The Devil is in the details.

Go the extra mile.

There's no smoke without fire.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Horses for courses.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Faith will move mountains.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The age of miracles is past.

Big fish eat little fish.

Christmas comes but once a year.

It takes two to tango.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Nothing new under the sun.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Ignorance is bliss.

Time is a great healer.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Never tell tales out of school.

Still waters run deep.

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

Waste not, want not.

Marriages are made in heaven.

First come, first served.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

No man is an island.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Good things come in small packages.

Let the buyer beware.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A good man is hard to find.

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

There is honour among thieves.

All the world loves a lover.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Good talk saves the food.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You are what you eat.

A thing begun is half done.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Great minds think alike.

The truth will out.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Any port in a storm.

Paddle your own canoe.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Pearls of wisdom.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

If you build it, they will come.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

One swallow does not a summer make.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

He who hesitates is lost.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

To every thing there is a season.

All good things come to those that wait.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You can't win them all.

Talk is cheap.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Many hands make light work.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't rock the boat.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Make haste slowly.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't change horses in midstream.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Each to their own.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Slow but sure.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

You can't always get what you want.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

All that glitters is not gold.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Silence is golden.

Hope springs eternal.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

One hand washes the other.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Only fools and horses work.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Tomorrow is another day.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Charity begins at home.

Accidents will happen.

Put your best foot forward.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The Devil looks after his own.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

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

Revenge is sweet.

Home is where the heart is.

It takes one to know one.

Manners maketh the man.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Every dog has its day.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Life begins at forty.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

An man's home is his castle.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

You reap what you sow.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Persuasion is better than force.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Hide in plain sight.

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

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Everyone has their price.

No rest for the wicked.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Count your blessings.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Let well alone.

Forgive and forget.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Look before you leap.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

The show must go on.

Bad news travels fast.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Honesty is the best policy.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

One good deed deserves another.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Haste makes waste.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It's the singer not the song.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Less is more.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A dog is a man's best friend.

East, west, home's best.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Every picture tells a story.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Different strokes for different folks.

Opposites attract.

You can't take it with you.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

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

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

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Practice makes perfect.

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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Time will tell.

Money isn't everything.

The leopard does not change his spots.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You win some, you lose some.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Live and let live.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Enough is enough.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Pride comes before a fall.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Only the good die young.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A cat may look at a king.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

All good things must come to an end.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

East is east, and west is west.

Money talks.

A fish always rots from the head.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It's never too late to mend.

The customer is always right.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A bad penny always turns up.

Quid pro quo.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There are two sides to every question.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Less said, soon mended.

Knowledge is power.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Always put your best foot forward.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Misery loves company.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Blood is thicker than water.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

All things must pass.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

What goes around comes around.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Every stick has two ends.

Variety is the spice of life.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Seeing is believing.

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

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

The end justifies the means.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

It never rains but it pours.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

All you need is love.

A word to the wise is enough.

God helps those who help themselves.

Love is blind.

Keep your powder dry.

Beggars can't be choosers.

No man can serve two masters.

Two heads are better than one.

Good things come to those who wait.

Truth will out.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

To the victor go the spoils.

There's an exception to every rule.

Moderation in all things.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Seize the day.

No news is good news.

There's no place like home.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Make love not war.

It's all grist to the mill.

The bigger, the better.

Live and learn.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

It goes without saying.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The best is the enemy of the good.

There's one born every minute.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Clothes do not make the man.

First things first.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Money makes the world go round.

It's better to give than to receive.

Better late than never.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's safety in numbers.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Accidents will happen.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Like father, like son.

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

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Give credit where credit is due.

Physician, heal thyself.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Fight the good fight.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Life is what you make it.

Patience is a virtue.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It takes two to make a quarrel.