Still waters run deep.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Waste not, want not.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Small things amuse small minds.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Fortune favours the brave.

A dog is a man's best friend.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

One good deed deserves another.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Ignorance is bliss.

A word to the wise is enough.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Every picture tells a story.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Get out while the getting is good.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

While there is life, there is hope.

Practice what you preach.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You can't always get what you want.

Hope springs eternal.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Give the Devil his due.

Time will tell.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

The show must go on.

Love is blind.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Horses for courses.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Tomorrow never comes.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Time flies.

All things must pass.

Moderation in all things.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Enough is enough.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The early bird gets the worm.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Home is where the heart is.

Opposites attract.

History repeats itself.

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

Look before you leap.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Might is right.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Nine tailors make a man.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Learn to walk before you run.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Wonders will never cease.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Bad news travels fast.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

You are what you eat.

Tomorrow is another day.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Fight the good fight.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

It takes two to tango.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Everyone has their price.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A watched pot never boils.

Possession is nine points of the law.

All's fair in love and war.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The customer is always right.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Stupid is as stupid does.

It takes one to know one.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A thing begun is half done.

East is east, and west is west.

What goes around comes around.

Different strokes for different folks.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

All the world loves a lover.

Practice makes perfect.

Many hands make light work.

Make love not war.

The wages of sin is death.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The best things in life are free.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Never tell tales out of school.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All's well that ends well.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The bigger, the better.

Less is more.

There's no place like home.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Every stick has two ends.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Clothes do not make the man.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Charity begins at home.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Live and let live.

Don't get mad, get even.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The end justifies the means.

Better late than never.

More haste, less speed.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Talk is cheap.

Better safe than sorry.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Haste makes waste.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Each to their own.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Life is what you make it.

Patience is a virtue.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't rock the boat.

If you build it, they will come.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Seize the day.

A cat may look at a king.

One swallow does not a summer make.

It's the singer not the song.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Go the extra mile.

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

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

Money is the root of all evil.

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

First things first.

Life begins at forty.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Like father, like son.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

An man's home is his castle.

The pen is mightier than sword.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A cat has nine lives.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Seek and you shall find.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

No man is an island.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Love will find a way.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

No news is good news.

Only the good die young.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The Devil is in the details.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Count your blessings.

All that glitters is not gold.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Every dog has its day.

Forgive and forget.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Variety is the spice of life.

Forewarned is forearmed.

To the victor go the spoils.

Great minds think alike.

One hand washes the other.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Blood is thicker than water.

Slow but sure.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't take it with you.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Quid pro quo.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Only fools and horses work.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Actions speak louder than words.

All you need is love.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

In the midst of life we are in death.

All roads lead to Rome.

First come, first served.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Persuasion is better than force.

Time is money.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Crime doesn't pay.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Easy come, easy go.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The exception which proves the rule.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Knowledge is power.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Speak as you find.

For everything there is a season.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A house is not a home.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

You win some, you lose some.

Truth will out.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Revenge is sweet.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There's no time like the present.

Oil and water don't mix.

A man is known by his friends.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Pearls of wisdom.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

The more the merrier.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A person is known by the company they keep.

You reap what you sow.

Faith will move mountains.

Good talk saves the food.

Let the buyer beware.

Little pitchers have big ears.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Money isn't everything.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Live and learn.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Virtue is its own reward.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Third time lucky.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A good man is hard to find.

Keep your chin up.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Cheats never prosper.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Accidents will happen.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

There are two sides to every question.

No pain, no gain.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The truth will out.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Money talks.

Another day, another dollar.

First impressions are the most lasting.

There's one born every minute.

Love makes the world go round.

There's safety in numbers.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Enough is as good as a feast.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It never rains but it pours.

No rest for the wicked.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

What goes up must come down.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Put your best foot forward.

All good things must come to an end.

Silence is golden.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

First come, first served.

Let well alone.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Half a loaf is better than none.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Manners maketh the man.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

There's no smoke without fire.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Seeing is believing.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Misery loves company.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.