Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

There's no time like the present.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Fortune favours the brave.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Never tell tales out of school.

It's never too late to mend.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

There is honour among thieves.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Truth will out.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The early bird gets the worm.

The age of miracles is past.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Physician, heal thyself.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

He who hesitates is lost.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Opposites attract.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Count your blessings.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Seize the day.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Moderation in all things.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Misery loves company.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Even a worm will turn.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Good things come to those who wait.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Nothing new under the sun.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

All you need is love.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't rock the boat.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Time flies.

First come, first served.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

One good deed deserves another.

No rest for the wicked.

Only fools and horses work.

Live and let live.

God helps those who help themselves.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

All's fair in love and war.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

One hand washes the other.

A cat has nine lives.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A word to the wise is enough.

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

First things first.

A watched pot never boils.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Money makes the world go round.

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

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Only the good die young.

Time is money.

Go the extra mile.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

There's safety in numbers.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Business before pleasure.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Bad money drives out good.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

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

An man's home is his castle.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Silence construes consent.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

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

Quid pro quo.

Appearances can be deceptive.

All's well that ends well.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Nine tailors make a man.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Man does not live by bread alone.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Hide in plain sight.

For everything there is a season.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Actions speak louder than words.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It takes one to know one.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It takes two to tango.

Learn to walk before you run.

There's one born every minute.

Never give a sucker an even break.

You can't always get what you want.

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Make love not war.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Knowledge is power.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Better late than never.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

It goes without saying.

Virtue is its own reward.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Haste makes waste.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Less said, soon mended.

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

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

What goes up must come down.

Life begins at forty.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The show must go on.

East, west, home's best.

A thing begun is half done.

Fight fire with fire.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

If the cap fits, wear it.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Big fish eat little fish.

Hope springs eternal.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Patience is a virtue.

Walls have ears.

Love will find a way.

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

More haste, less speed.

Blood is thicker than water.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

There are two sides to every question.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Give credit where credit is due.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Make haste slowly.

Clothes do not make the man.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Each to their own.

Love is blind.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

The Devil is in the details.

No pain, no gain.

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

Time is a great healer.

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

Good talk saves the food.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

All that glitters is not gold.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Practice what you preach.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

You win some, you lose some.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

No man can serve two masters.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The best things in life are free.

Forgive and forget.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A fish always rots from the head.

Share and share alike.

Small things amuse small minds.

Half a loaf is better than none.

You are never too old to learn.

Accidents will happen.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Money talks.

Seeing is believing.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The best defence is a good offence.

Great minds think alike.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Like father, like son.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Easy come, easy go.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

All publicity is good publicity.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The bigger, the better.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Let bygones be bygones.

Let well alone.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

It's the singer not the song.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

You can't win them all.

All good things must come to an end.

Look before you leap.

Talk is cheap.

Manners maketh the man.

Variety is the spice of life.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Less is more.

A golden key can open any door.

Ignorance is bliss.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Any port in a storm.

You can't take it with you.

Wonders will never cease.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All roads lead to Rome.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Horses for courses.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Honesty is the best policy.

What goes around comes around.

To the victor go the spoils.

The exception which proves the rule.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Pride comes before a fall.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

All good things come to those that wait.

Another day, another dollar.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Possession is nine points of the law.

If you build it, they will come.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The end justifies the means.

Let the buyer beware.

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

History repeats itself.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't get mad, get even.

Better safe than sorry.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Get out while the getting is good.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Money is the root of all evil.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Slow but sure.

Money isn't everything.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Keep your powder dry.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Keep your chin up.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Speak as you find.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All things must pass.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Enough is enough.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

An army marches on its stomach.

No man is an island.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Live and learn.

The customer is always right.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Home is where the heart is.

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

You are what you eat.

Pearls of wisdom.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Third time lucky.

A good man is hard to find.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Practice makes perfect.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Everyone has their price.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Cheats never prosper.

It's better to give than to receive.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Life is what you make it.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

No news is good news.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Might is right.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Charity begins at home.

There's a time and a place for everything.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Paddle your own canoe.

Still waters run deep.

The more the merrier.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A house is not a home.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Many hands make light work.

A picture paints a thousand words.

There's no smoke without fire.

The truth will out.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.