Business before pleasure.

A house is not a home.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Honesty is the best policy.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Less said, soon mended.

A golden key can open any door.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Never tell tales out of school.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Patience is a virtue.

Home is where the heart is.

No man can serve two masters.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Every stick has two ends.

Always put your best foot forward.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A watched pot never boils.

Share and share alike.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The more the merrier.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Revenge is sweet.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Love makes the world go round.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Nine tailors make a man.

There's a time and a place for everything.

East is east, and west is west.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Clothes do not make the man.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Hope springs eternal.

There are two sides to every question.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

First things first.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You reap what you sow.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Keep your chin up.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A cat has nine lives.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

It takes one to know one.

Let well alone.

Horses for courses.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Only the good die young.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Time is money.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

All you need is love.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Beware the Ides of March.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It's better to give than to receive.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Life begins at forty.

Get out while the getting is good.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

You can't take it with you.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

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

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

Love will find a way.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Bad money drives out good.

What goes around comes around.

The bigger, the better.

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

Talk is cheap.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Even a worm will turn.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

All good things must come to an end.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Make love not war.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

To the victor go the spoils.

Fight the good fight.

All things must pass.

Charity begins at home.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Let the buyer beware.

Each to their own.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

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

Time flies.

Count your blessings.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There's one born every minute.

Misery loves company.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

One hand washes the other.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It's never too late to mend.

Only fools and horses work.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Quid pro quo.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The early bird gets the worm.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Live and let live.

Pride comes before a fall.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

You can't always get what you want.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't rock the boat.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Money isn't everything.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Third time lucky.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The customer is always right.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Speak as you find.

Marriages are made in heaven.

All's well that ends well.

Knowledge is power.

The exception which proves the rule.

Everyone has their price.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A fish always rots from the head.

The end justifies the means.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Hide in plain sight.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Might is right.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Practice what you preach.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Keep your powder dry.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Enough is enough.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Love is blind.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A good man is hard to find.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Physician, heal thyself.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Never speak ill of the dead.

Actions speak louder than words.

Look before you leap.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Blood is thicker than water.

Persuasion is better than force.

Appearances can be deceptive.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Fortune favours the brave.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Out of sight, out of mind.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

For everything there is a season.

Small things amuse small minds.

First come, first served.

Seek and you shall find.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Nothing new under the sun.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Cheats never prosper.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Many hands make light work.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Go the extra mile.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

The best defence is a good offence.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Life is what you make it.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Put your best foot forward.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There's an exception to every rule.

All roads lead to Rome.

No man is an island.

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

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

Silence construes consent.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Manners maketh the man.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Paddle your own canoe.

History repeats itself.

Time is a great healer.

Give the Devil his due.

Walls have ears.

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

Every picture tells a story.

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

There's no time like the present.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Big fish eat little fish.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The wages of sin is death.

It takes two to tango.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Attack is the best form of defence.

East, west, home's best.

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

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Slow but sure.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You win some, you lose some.

Different strokes for different folks.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Moderation in all things.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

No pain, no gain.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Time will tell.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't change horses in midstream.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

What goes up must come down.

More haste, less speed.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Accidents will happen.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Seize the day.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

You can't win them all.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Enough is as good as a feast.

All that glitters is not gold.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Good things come in small packages.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All the world loves a lover.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Faith will move mountains.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There's no place like home.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Easy come, easy go.

Great minds think alike.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Learn to walk before you run.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Give credit where credit is due.

Let bygones be bygones.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Still waters run deep.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

No news is good news.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Seeing is believing.

Money makes the world go round.

The show must go on.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The truth will out.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Bad news travels fast.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

You are what you eat.

Wonders will never cease.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Silence is golden.

A thing begun is half done.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Like father, like son.

Better safe than sorry.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

All's fair in love and war.

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

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

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Less is more.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Every dog has its day.

Money talks.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It goes without saying.

Live and learn.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

The Devil looks after his own.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You are never too old to learn.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.