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

Give credit where credit is due.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Enough is enough.

Only the good die young.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Business before pleasure.

No man is an island.

East, west, home's best.

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

Less is more.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

All's fair in love and war.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Money talks.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The exception which proves the rule.

To the victor go the spoils.

Bad news travels fast.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

You can't always get what you want.

No pain, no gain.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Accidents will happen.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

A golden key can open any door.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There's no place like home.

Easy come, easy go.

First things first.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Beware the Ides of March.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Persuasion is better than force.

The customer is always right.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Home is where the heart is.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Love is blind.

The age of miracles is past.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

No news is good news.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Fight the good fight.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Waste not, want not.

Count your blessings.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Make haste slowly.

The best defence is a good offence.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Time flies.

Practice what you preach.

Look before you leap.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Never speak ill of the dead.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A fish always rots from the head.

Seek and you shall find.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Another day, another dollar.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

To every thing there is a season.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Pride comes before a fall.

Silence is golden.

Less said, soon mended.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

There's safety in numbers.

The end justifies the means.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The Devil looks after his own.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

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

Love makes the world go round.

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

There's one born every minute.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Money isn't everything.

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

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

Money makes the world go round.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A thing begun is half done.

Practice makes perfect.

The bigger, the better.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

No rest for the wicked.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Money is the root of all evil.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Live and learn.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Pearls of wisdom.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The show must go on.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

All the world loves a lover.

Might is right.

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

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

Make love not war.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Like father, like son.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Small things amuse small minds.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Horses for courses.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

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

One hand washes the other.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Only fools and horses work.

Patience is a virtue.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

History repeats itself.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The leopard does not change his spots.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

For everything there is a season.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Give the Devil his due.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

It goes without saying.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A house is not a home.

You are what you eat.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Seeing is believing.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Go the extra mile.

Tomorrow never comes.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Paddle your own canoe.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

First come, first served.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Live and let live.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You can't win them all.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Everyone has their price.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Every picture tells a story.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

All that glitters is not gold.

Still waters run deep.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Truth will out.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A miss is as good as a mile.

What goes around comes around.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Great minds think alike.

If you can't be good, be careful.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Life is what you make it.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

All you need is love.

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

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

An army marches on its stomach.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All's well that ends well.

Hide in plain sight.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A bad penny always turns up.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

All roads lead to Rome.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The wages of sin is death.

Time is money.

It's never too late to mend.

Many hands make light work.

Fortune favours the brave.

Ignorance is bliss.

Good things come in small packages.

Third time lucky.

Haste makes waste.

Don't throw good money after bad.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Knowledge is power.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

All good things come to those that wait.

Time is a great healer.

The truth will out.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

What goes up must come down.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

You win some, you lose some.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Life begins at forty.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Don't get mad, get even.

It never rains but it pours.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Walls have ears.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A cat has nine lives.

Always put your best foot forward.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

All things must pass.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Let well alone.

Speak as you find.

You reap what you sow.

It's better to give than to receive.

If the cap fits, wear it.

If you build it, they will come.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Charity begins at home.

Misery loves company.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Seize the day.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Time will tell.

There are two sides to every question.

It takes two to tango.

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

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

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A good man is hard to find.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A man is known by his friends.

Beauty is only skin deep.

First impressions are the most lasting.

It's all grist to the mill.

Never tell tales out of school.

Slow but sure.

More haste, less speed.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can't take it with you.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Put your best foot forward.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Quid pro quo.

Don't rock the boat.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Learn to walk before you run.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Dead men tell no tales.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Good talk saves the food.

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

An man's home is his castle.

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

Love will find a way.

Silence construes consent.

Let the buyer beware.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Keep your powder dry.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It takes one to know one.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

In the midst of life we are in death.

No man can serve two masters.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Haste makes waste.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Fight fire with fire.

Keep your chin up.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Forgive and forget.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Nine tailors make a man.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Forewarned is forearmed.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Share and share alike.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There's no time like the present.

A watched pot never boils.

Virtue is its own reward.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Every dog has its day.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Flattery will get you nowhere.