You reap what you sow.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There is honour among thieves.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Each to their own.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

There's no fool like an old fool.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Less is more.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Let bygones be bygones.

It goes without saying.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Make love not war.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The Devil is in the details.

The age of miracles is past.

To the victor go the spoils.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't get mad, get even.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't rock the boat.

Persuasion is better than force.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Clothes do not make the man.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

No man can serve two masters.

All's fair in love and war.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Give the Devil his due.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Tomorrow never comes.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Share and share alike.

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

Knowledge is power.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Good things come to those who wait.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Fight fire with fire.

Get out while the getting is good.

Moderation in all things.

Little pitchers have big ears.

No rest for the wicked.

Horses for courses.

History repeats itself.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You are never too old to learn.

Every dog has its day.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Haste makes waste.

Better late than never.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

There's safety in numbers.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Practice makes perfect.

It takes two to tango.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Beware the Ides of March.

What goes up must come down.

Let well alone.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Manners maketh the man.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

If you build it, they will come.

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

The show must go on.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Bad news travels fast.

Bad money drives out good.

The wages of sin is death.

You are what you eat.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Love is blind.

Pearls of wisdom.

Great minds think alike.

Let the buyer beware.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

More haste, less speed.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't change horses in midstream.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Never tell tales out of school.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Patience is a virtue.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

One hand washes the other.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A watched pot never boils.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A golden key can open any door.

Time will tell.

Seeing is believing.

There are two sides to every question.

A man is known by his friends.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Practice what you preach.

Third time lucky.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Seek and you shall find.

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

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

Talk is cheap.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The bigger, the better.

Forgive and forget.

Still waters run deep.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

He who hesitates is lost.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Only the good die young.

Variety is the spice of life.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Two heads are better than one.

An man's home is his castle.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There's one born every minute.

The early bird gets the worm.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Nine tailors make a man.

Truth will out.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Another day, another dollar.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Time flies.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

No pain, no gain.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The end justifies the means.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Fortune favours the brave.

Time is a great healer.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

There's an exception to every rule.

The best things in life are free.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Look before you leap.

Money makes the world go round.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All things must pass.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Pride comes before a fall.

A cat may look at a king.

All's well that ends well.

Children and fools tell the truth.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There's no time like the present.

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

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Hope springs eternal.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Fight the good fight.

No man is an island.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

For everything there is a season.

Money is the root of all evil.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

An army marches on its stomach.

Live and learn.

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

Seize the day.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A dog is a man's best friend.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Even a worm will turn.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Cheats never prosper.

A thing begun is half done.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

First things first.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Never give a sucker an even break.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

What goes around comes around.

There's no smoke without fire.

Walls have ears.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Opposites attract.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Make haste slowly.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Speak as you find.

It's never too late to mend.

The truth will out.

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

Easy come, easy go.

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

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

A good man is hard to find.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Charity begins at home.

Keep your chin up.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Different strokes for different folks.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Any port in a storm.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

East is east, and west is west.

Good things come in small packages.

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

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Faith will move mountains.

Count your blessings.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

No news is good news.

Love will find a way.

First come, first served.

Might is right.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Live and let live.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

It takes one to know one.

Once a thief, always a thief.

All the world loves a lover.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Keep your powder dry.

Never go to bed on an argument.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Like father, like son.

All roads lead to Rome.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Slow but sure.

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

To every thing there is a season.

A house is not a home.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Money talks.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Time is money.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Business before pleasure.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Out of sight, out of mind.

All you need is love.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Money isn't everything.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The best defence is a good offence.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Waste not, want not.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Accidents will happen.

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

Life begins at forty.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Quid pro quo.

Only fools and horses work.

The customer is always right.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Less said, soon mended.

God helps those who help themselves.

Silence is golden.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It's all grist to the mill.

Nothing new under the sun.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Revenge is sweet.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Paddle your own canoe.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Half a loaf is better than none.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Dead men tell no tales.

Every stick has two ends.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Enough is enough.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.