Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Less said, soon mended.

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

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

Walls have ears.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Any port in a storm.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Live and let live.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

All's well that ends well.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Money talks.

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

Third time lucky.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

East, west, home's best.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

No man is an island.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

You reap what you sow.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There is honour among thieves.

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

You can't take it with you.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Love is blind.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A thing begun is half done.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Nothing new under the sun.

Give the Devil his due.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The end justifies the means.

While there is life, there is hope.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The more the merrier.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Actions speak louder than words.

Silence construes consent.

The exception which proves the rule.

There are two sides to every question.

Count your blessings.

No man can serve two masters.

A poor worker blames the tools.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Better safe than sorry.

You can't win them all.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Faith will move mountains.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Love makes the world go round.

An army marches on its stomach.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A cat has nine lives.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Virtue is its own reward.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Time is a great healer.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

Everyone has their price.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

All the world loves a lover.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Might is right.

It's never too late to mend.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Silence is golden.

Time flies.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Talk is cheap.

Give credit where credit is due.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't rock the boat.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The Devil is in the details.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

There's no time like the present.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Get out while the getting is good.

Better late than never.

A good man is hard to find.

Look before you leap.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

One good deed deserves another.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

There's an exception to every rule.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Every stick has two ends.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Paddle your own canoe.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Accidents will happen.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Seeing is believing.

Make love not war.

An man's home is his castle.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Love will find a way.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Practice makes perfect.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Knowledge is power.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Quid pro quo.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Share and share alike.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

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

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

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Another day, another dollar.

A golden key can open any door.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Different strokes for different folks.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Only the good die young.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Learn to walk before you run.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

All good things come to those that wait.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Physician, heal thyself.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Business before pleasure.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The best-laid plans go astray.

You can have too much of a good thing.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Never tell tales out of school.

It's the singer not the song.

Waste not, want not.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

All things must pass.

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

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Tomorrow is another day.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

History repeats itself.

Money isn't everything.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Life begins at forty.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A house is not a home.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It's better to give than to receive.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Let well alone.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Easy come, easy go.

Pearls of wisdom.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Put your best foot forward.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Less is more.

Nine tailors make a man.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

If the cap fits, wear it.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Wonders will never cease.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Beware the Ides of March.

A bad penny always turns up.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The Devil looks after his own.

A man is known by his friends.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Money makes the world go round.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Time will tell.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Slow but sure.

Horses for courses.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Home is where the heart is.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Every dog has its day.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Pride comes before a fall.

Clothes do not make the man.

Still waters run deep.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

East is east, and west is west.

Keep your powder dry.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Great minds think alike.

Dead men tell no tales.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It goes without saying.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

It takes two to tango.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Tomorrow never comes.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Hope springs eternal.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Always put your best foot forward.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Misery loves company.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The best is the enemy of the good.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There is no accounting for tastes.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Live and learn.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

There's no place like home.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The best things in life are free.

Every picture tells a story.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Do as I say, not as I do.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

All you need is love.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Forgive and forget.

No rest for the wicked.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Good things come to those who wait.

What goes up must come down.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Variety is the spice of life.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

If you build it, they will come.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Revenge is sweet.

There's one born every minute.

There's safety in numbers.

Fight the good fight.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Make haste slowly.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Only fools and horses work.

Life is what you make it.

It takes one to know one.

First come, first served.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The early bird gets the worm.

Truth will out.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no smoke without fire.

You are what you eat.

For everything there is a season.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

The customer is always right.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The wages of sin is death.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

It's all grist to the mill.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Bad money drives out good.

Hide in plain sight.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Moderation in all things.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Many hands make light work.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The exception which proves the rule.

You win some, you lose some.

History repeats itself.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Haste makes waste.

Fight fire with fire.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Honesty is the best policy.

Bad news travels fast.

Charity begins at home.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

Go the extra mile.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Each to their own.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Big fish eat little fish.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Accidents will happen.

Enough is enough.

Manners maketh the man.

To every thing there is a season.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

One hand washes the other.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A word to the wise is enough.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Appearances can be deceptive.