Don't blow your own trumpet.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Misery loves company.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Everyone has their price.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Business before pleasure.

Make love not war.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

A thing begun is half done.

If you build it, they will come.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Birds of a feather flock together.

No news is good news.

It goes without saying.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't shoot the messenger.

One hand washes the other.

Oil and water don't mix.

The end justifies the means.

Every dog has its day.

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

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Out of sight, out of mind.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Fight the good fight.

Every picture tells a story.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

An man's home is his castle.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Still waters run deep.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Look before you leap.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Walls have ears.

A bad penny always turns up.

Money isn't everything.

Haste makes waste.

Give the Devil his due.

Third time lucky.

Pearls of wisdom.

Seeing is believing.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's all grist to the mill.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Opposites attract.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Time is a great healer.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

Small things amuse small minds.

If the cap fits, wear it.

One good deed deserves another.

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

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

Truth will out.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A word to the wise is enough.

A golden key can open any door.

Enough is enough.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Virtue is its own reward.

Live and learn.

Fortune favours the brave.

Time will tell.

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

Count your blessings.

Cheats never prosper.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Keep your powder dry.

Variety is the spice of life.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Knowledge is power.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Nothing new under the sun.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Good things come in small packages.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Silence is golden.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Slow but sure.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

There's no place like home.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Talk is cheap.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Many hands make light work.

A man is known by his friends.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't rock the boat.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The bigger, the better.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

East is east, and west is west.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

All good things must come to an end.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Beware the Ides of March.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Seize the day.

Ignorance is bliss.

Hope springs eternal.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

All you need is love.

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

The more the merrier.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Tomorrow is another day.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Two heads are better than one.

More haste, less speed.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Practice what you preach.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Might is right.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Life is what you make it.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Money makes the world go round.

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

No rest for the wicked.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Hide in plain sight.

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

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

You reap what you sow.

There is honour among thieves.

No pain, no gain.

While there is life, there is hope.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It takes two to tango.

Horses for courses.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Less is more.

Another day, another dollar.

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

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

Great minds think alike.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The best defence is a good offence.

Money talks.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You are what you eat.

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

A good man is hard to find.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Seek and you shall find.

Life begins at forty.

No man is an island.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Only fools and horses work.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

All good things come to those that wait.

An army marches on its stomach.

Each to their own.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Quid pro quo.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Make haste slowly.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Different strokes for different folks.

Bad money drives out good.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

There's an exception to every rule.

Manners maketh the man.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Faith will move mountains.

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

What goes around comes around.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

History repeats itself.

Better safe than sorry.

Share and share alike.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

All things must pass.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The exception which proves the rule.

Even a worm will turn.

Paddle your own canoe.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

What goes up must come down.

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

Love will find a way.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

The best things in life are free.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Always put your best foot forward.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Let bygones be bygones.

He who hesitates is lost.

Less said, soon mended.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Moderation in all things.

First impressions are the most lasting.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

To every thing there is a season.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Speak as you find.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Money is the root of all evil.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

There's no time like the present.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Better late than never.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Charity begins at home.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Honesty is the best policy.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Blood is thicker than water.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

All that glitters is not gold.

Only the good die young.

All roads lead to Rome.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You can't take it with you.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You win some, you lose some.

Good talk saves the food.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Practice makes perfect.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Let the buyer beware.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Forgive and forget.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Live and let live.

East, west, home's best.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A cat has nine lives.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Put your best foot forward.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Silence construes consent.

There are two sides to every question.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Time flies.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Learn to walk before you run.

Beauty is only skin deep.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Revenge is sweet.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

No man can serve two masters.

Accidents will happen.

A watched pot never boils.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

There's safety in numbers.

To the victor go the spoils.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

There's one born every minute.

Bad news travels fast.

Let well alone.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Like father, like son.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Pride comes before a fall.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

First come, first served.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The wages of sin is death.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It's the singer not the song.

All's well that ends well.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

All's fair in love and war.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Only the good die young.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Love is blind.

Better late than never.

A cat may look at a king.

The truth will out.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.