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

No man is an island.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Keep your chin up.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The show must go on.

There's no smoke without fire.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Every stick has two ends.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

To every thing there is a season.

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

A house is not a home.

Haste makes waste.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There are two sides to every question.

Pearls of wisdom.

There is honour among thieves.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Two heads are better than one.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Revenge is sweet.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Fortune favours the brave.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't shoot the messenger.

You are what you eat.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Charity begins at home.

Paddle your own canoe.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Wonders will never cease.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Give credit where credit is due.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

An man's home is his castle.

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

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Quid pro quo.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The customer is always right.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

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

Seeing is believing.

Better safe than sorry.

Enough is as good as a feast.

You win some, you lose some.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Opposites attract.

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

Another day, another dollar.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Less is more.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A cat has nine lives.

Knowledge is power.

Never tell tales out of school.

A word to the wise is enough.

Possession is nine points of the law.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Truth will out.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Accidents will happen.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

There's no place like home.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't get mad, get even.

Manners maketh the man.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Time will tell.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The wages of sin is death.

Keep your powder dry.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

All that glitters is not gold.

Even a worm will turn.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Let well alone.

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

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

Speak as you find.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Money isn't everything.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

One hand washes the other.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Beware the Ides of March.

Hope springs eternal.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

One good deed deserves another.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Live and let live.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Everyone has their price.

To the victor go the spoils.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Tomorrow is another day.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't throw good money after bad.

No man can serve two masters.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It takes two to tango.

Variety is the spice of life.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It never rains but it pours.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

No pain, no gain.

Actions speak louder than words.

The best things in life are free.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

First come, first served.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Patience is a virtue.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

No rest for the wicked.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Time flies.

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

Slow but sure.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Like father, like son.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Still waters run deep.

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

Talk is cheap.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Life begins at forty.

Go the extra mile.

More haste, less speed.

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

Silence is golden.

Persuasion is better than force.

A fish always rots from the head.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Love is blind.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

There's safety in numbers.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Better late than never.

Learn to walk before you run.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Many hands make light work.

Walls have ears.

Love makes the world go round.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Enough is enough.

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

A good man is hard to find.

You can't always get what you want.

Let the dead bury the dead.

It's never too late to mend.

God helps those who help themselves.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Money talks.

Make haste slowly.

Seek and you shall find.

What goes up must come down.

The early bird gets the worm.

A picture paints a thousand words.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Look before you leap.

Crime doesn't pay.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Youth is wasted on the young.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

All things must pass.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Silence construes consent.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Nothing new under the sun.

A cat may look at a king.

Make love not war.

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

Misery loves company.

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

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

Business before pleasure.

Practice makes perfect.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A watched pot never boils.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Every picture tells a story.

Good talk saves the food.

All's well that ends well.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Live and learn.

Don't rock the boat.

Hide in plain sight.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Great minds think alike.

No news is good news.

Nine tailors make a man.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Seize the day.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Make hay while the sun shines.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

For everything there is a season.

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

You reap what you sow.

All good things come to those that wait.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Blood is thicker than water.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Might is right.

Small things amuse small minds.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It's best to be on the safe side.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Only the good die young.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Fight the good fight.

Big fish eat little fish.

A thing begun is half done.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Do as I say, not as I do.

If the cap fits, wear it.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Put your best foot forward.

Get out while the getting is good.

Different strokes for different folks.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Laughter is the best medicine.

History repeats itself.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Every dog has its day.

Let the buyer beware.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Forgive and forget.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Practice what you preach.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Time is money.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Virtue is its own reward.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The Devil looks after his own.

Third time lucky.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Any port in a storm.

Good things come in small packages.

Physician, heal thyself.

East is east, and west is west.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Ignorance is bliss.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A man is known by his friends.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Fight fire with fire.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

There's no time like the present.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

First things first.

Only the good die young.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Clothes do not make the man.

Cheats never prosper.

A golden key can open any door.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

The more the merrier.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It goes without saying.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Time is a great healer.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

East, west, home's best.

It's better to give than to receive.

Bad money drives out good.

Always put your best foot forward.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

You can't take it with you.

There's one born every minute.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

You can't win them all.

What goes around comes around.

Money is the root of all evil.

Less said, soon mended.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You are never too old to learn.

Count your blessings.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

All you need is love.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.