People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

East is east, and west is west.

Seeing is believing.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Enough is enough.

No pain, no gain.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A cat has nine lives.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

You win some, you lose some.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

You can't win them all.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

There's no place like home.

What goes around comes around.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Every stick has two ends.

He who hesitates is lost.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Waste not, want not.

A golden key can open any door.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Quid pro quo.

A man is known by his friends.

A watched pot never boils.

You can't always get what you want.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Money makes the world go round.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Slow but sure.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Go the extra mile.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Forgive and forget.

Accidents will happen.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Money isn't everything.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Make love not war.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Time is a great healer.

Horses for courses.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Let well alone.

Virtue is its own reward.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Seize the day.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Cheats never prosper.

Only the good die young.

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

Time is money.

First things first.

No man is an island.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The best defence is a good offence.

One good deed deserves another.

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

There's no time like the present.

The exception which proves the rule.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

What goes up must come down.

Love is blind.

The show must go on.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Silence is golden.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It takes two to tango.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Variety is the spice of life.

The best things in life are free.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Silence construes consent.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't get mad, get even.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Faith will move mountains.

Better late than never.

Pearls of wisdom.

All things must pass.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Never tell tales out of school.

Good fences make good neighbours.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A thing begun is half done.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

The more the merrier.

Don't rock the boat.

Every picture tells a story.

A bad penny always turns up.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Love will find a way.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Good things come in small packages.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Oil and water don't mix.

A leopard can't change its spots.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Time will tell.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Another day, another dollar.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The customer is always right.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Better safe than sorry.

Possession is nine points of the law.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The age of miracles is past.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

One hand washes the other.

There's no fool like an old fool.

First come, first served.

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

Fight the good fight.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Bad money drives out good.

If you build it, they will come.

Haste makes waste.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Big fish eat little fish.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Let the buyer beware.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Never go to bed on an argument.

More haste, less speed.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The bigger, the better.

Paddle your own canoe.

There's no smoke without fire.

Hope springs eternal.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Revenge is sweet.

Charity begins at home.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Misery loves company.

To the victor go the spoils.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Dead men tell no tales.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

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

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Speak as you find.

Half a loaf is better than none.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Attack is the best form of defence.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Put your best foot forward.

Love makes the world go round.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Practice makes perfect.

It goes without saying.

There is honour among thieves.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Easy come, easy go.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Look before you leap.

Live and let live.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Give credit where credit is due.

Every dog has its day.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The wages of sin is death.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Live and learn.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Fortune favours the brave.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Fight fire with fire.

You can't take it with you.

An man's home is his castle.

Crime doesn't pay.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Forewarned is forearmed.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Less said, soon mended.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Walls have ears.

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

Still waters run deep.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Give the Devil his due.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Good things come to those who wait.

Curiosity killed the cat.

No news is good news.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The best-laid plans go astray.

History repeats itself.

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

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Any port in a storm.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Knowledge is power.

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

Each to their own.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Cold hands, warm heart.

For everything there is a season.

Share and share alike.

A good man is hard to find.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Talk is cheap.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Money talks.

There's safety in numbers.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The early bird gets the worm.

Only fools and horses work.

Man does not live by bread alone.

To every thing there is a season.

Opposites attract.

Learn to walk before you run.

A house is not a home.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Bad news travels fast.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Might is right.

Physician, heal thyself.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Actions speak louder than words.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Third time lucky.

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

No man can serve two masters.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Different strokes for different folks.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Business before pleasure.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Life begins at forty.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't throw good money after bad.

East, west, home's best.

Make haste slowly.

Seek and you shall find.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

No rest for the wicked.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Practice what you preach.

Like father, like son.

There's one born every minute.

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

The end justifies the means.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Less is more.

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Always put your best foot forward.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Moderation in all things.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

All's well that ends well.

You reap what you sow.

You are never too old to learn.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Truth will out.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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