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

Money talks.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Only the good die young.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's an exception to every rule.

Curiosity killed the cat.

If you build it, they will come.

Waste not, want not.

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

To every thing there is a season.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You can't take it with you.

A picture paints a thousand words.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Accidents will happen.

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

You reap what you sow.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Needs must when the devil drives.

It never rains but it pours.

It goes without saying.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Forgive and forget.

No man can serve two masters.

Let bygones be bygones.

You can't always get what you want.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Paddle your own canoe.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Talk is cheap.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Beggars can't be choosers.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Good things come in small packages.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Good fences make good neighbours.

One good deed deserves another.

Life is what you make it.

Everyone has their price.

Walls have ears.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Tomorrow is another day.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Learn to walk before you run.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

All things must pass.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Money is the root of all evil.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

No pain, no gain.

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

Still waters run deep.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Nine tailors make a man.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The early bird gets the worm.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

There are two sides to every question.

First things first.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

You are what you eat.

Silence construes consent.

Give credit where credit is due.

The Devil looks after his own.

Hide in plain sight.

Time flies.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

To the victor go the spoils.

Slow but sure.

Go the extra mile.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

There's one born every minute.

Pride comes before a fall.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Better safe than sorry.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

Share and share alike.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Speak as you find.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A man is known by his friends.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The exception which proves the rule.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Seize the day.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A watched pot never boils.

Charity begins at home.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Count your blessings.

East, west, home's best.

Time is a great healer.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

All good things come to those that wait.

The bigger, the better.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

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

Another day, another dollar.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Every stick has two ends.

Good talk saves the food.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

No man is an island.

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

Moderation in all things.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The pen is mightier than sword.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A good man is hard to find.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

All you need is love.

Every picture tells a story.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

First come, first served.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Stupid is as stupid does.

All the world loves a lover.

Love is blind.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Practice what you preach.

Love will find a way.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Live and learn.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Keep your powder dry.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Let well alone.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Many hands make light work.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All's fair in love and war.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Life begins at forty.

More haste, less speed.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

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

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A word to the wise is enough.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Enough is enough.

Time will tell.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Practice makes perfect.

Horses for courses.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Physician, heal thyself.

Hope springs eternal.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Third time lucky.

Don't rock the boat.

It's all grist to the mill.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Like father, like son.

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

No news is good news.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

You win some, you lose some.

A golden key can open any door.

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

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Seek and you shall find.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Even a worm will turn.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A cat has nine lives.

What goes up must come down.

An man's home is his castle.

Cheats never prosper.

One hand washes the other.

Easy come, easy go.

Honesty is the best policy.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

What goes around comes around.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Get out while the getting is good.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Good things come to those who wait.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

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

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

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

Business before pleasure.

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

Give the Devil his due.

The customer is always right.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It takes two to tango.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A cat may look at a king.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Knowledge is power.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Truth will out.

All good things must come to an end.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A house is not a home.

Misery loves company.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Seeing is believing.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Two heads are better than one.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Money isn't everything.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Small things amuse small minds.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

No rest for the wicked.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

All's well that ends well.

Less is more.

The more the merrier.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Quid pro quo.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Time is money.

Great minds think alike.

Silence is golden.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Better late than never.

Fight the good fight.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Home is where the heart is.

The best things in life are free.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

There's no place like home.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Only fools and horses work.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Look before you leap.

Might is right.

Make haste slowly.

One swallow does not a summer make.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The age of miracles is past.

The show must go on.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

History repeats itself.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Virtue is its own reward.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The end justifies the means.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The truth will out.

Patience is a virtue.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

He who hesitates is lost.

Faith will move mountains.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Every dog has its day.

Each to their own.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Opposites attract.

Ignorance is bliss.

Blood is thicker than water.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Make love not war.

The Devil is in the details.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

You can have too much of a good thing.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.