Pride comes before a fall.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Two heads are better than one.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Silence is golden.

Better safe than sorry.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The show must go on.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

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

To every thing there is a season.

Beware the Ides of March.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Bad money drives out good.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Cold hands, warm heart.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Money makes the world go round.

Make love not war.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Slow but sure.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Like father, like son.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Might is right.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

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

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

Big fish eat little fish.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

Silence construes consent.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Talk is cheap.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Misery loves company.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Each to their own.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

No rest for the wicked.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

You win some, you lose some.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

You reap what you sow.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Time flies.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Good things come to those who wait.

Love is blind.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Fight fire with fire.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

History repeats itself.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A cat has nine lives.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Love will find a way.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Youth is wasted on the young.

No man can serve two masters.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Many hands make light work.

Life is what you make it.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

What goes up must come down.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Revenge is sweet.

For everything there is a season.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Variety is the spice of life.

The Devil looks after his own.

Great minds think alike.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

All's fair in love and war.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Hope springs eternal.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Oil and water don't mix.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Home is where the heart is.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Less said, soon mended.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It takes one to know one.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Enough is enough.

A golden key can open any door.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Manners maketh the man.

Good talk saves the food.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Actions speak louder than words.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The early bird gets the worm.

One hand washes the other.

A house is not a home.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There's one born every minute.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Waste not, want not.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Faith will move mountains.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

Another day, another dollar.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It's the singer not the song.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Every stick has two ends.

Business before pleasure.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Walls have ears.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

What goes around comes around.

Knowledge is power.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Let the buyer beware.

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

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

First things first.

Always put your best foot forward.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

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

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The age of miracles is past.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

All things must pass.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Small things amuse small minds.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Persuasion is better than force.

Fight the good fight.

Keep your powder dry.

No news is good news.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Life begins at forty.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

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

You can't always get what you want.

He who hesitates is lost.

The best things in life are free.

Good things come in small packages.

Time will tell.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Hide in plain sight.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

God helps those who help themselves.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The more the merrier.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Speak as you find.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The pen is mightier than sword.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

An army marches on its stomach.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Patience is a virtue.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

No pain, no gain.

A cat may look at a king.

To the victor go the spoils.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Even a worm will turn.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Seeing is believing.

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

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Pearls of wisdom.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Put your best foot forward.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

While there is life, there is hope.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Clothes do not make the man.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A thing begun is half done.

A watched pot never boils.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Seek and you shall find.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

One swallow does not a summer make.

There are two sides to every question.

The best is the enemy of the good.

It takes two to tango.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You are what you eat.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There's safety in numbers.

All that glitters is not gold.

Let well alone.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Give credit where credit is due.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Count your blessings.

Time is a great healer.

The Devil is in the details.

Ignorance is bliss.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Time and tide wait for no one.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Forgive and forget.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You can't take it with you.

There's an exception to every rule.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Better late than never.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Practice what you preach.

The truth will out.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Look before you leap.

The end justifies the means.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Tomorrow never comes.

All roads lead to Rome.

East is east, and west is west.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Less is more.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Make haste slowly.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Moderation in all things.

Any port in a storm.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

No man is an island.

Charity begins at home.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Money talks.

Third time lucky.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Share and share alike.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A good man is hard to find.

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

There is honour among thieves.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

Live and learn.

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

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It goes without saying.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Every dog has its day.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It's all grist to the mill.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Give the Devil his due.

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

The bigger, the better.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Go the extra mile.

Horses for courses.

Practice makes perfect.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The customer is always right.

First come, first served.

Accidents will happen.

You can't win them all.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

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

Truth will out.

Only the good die young.

It's better to give than to receive.

The wages of sin is death.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Virtue is its own reward.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All the world loves a lover.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All's well that ends well.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

There's no fool like an old fool.

It's never too late to mend.

If you build it, they will come.

Quid pro quo.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't rock the boat.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Still waters run deep.