Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Quid pro quo.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Enough is enough.

Many hands make light work.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

No man can serve two masters.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There are two sides to every question.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Knowledge is power.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A cat may look at a king.

Learn to walk before you run.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

An man's home is his castle.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Silence is golden.

Good things come to those who wait.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

God helps those who help themselves.

The customer is always right.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All good things must come to an end.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Still waters run deep.

It takes one to know one.

The bigger, the better.

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

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You are never too old to learn.

You can't win them all.

Small things amuse small minds.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

All publicity is good publicity.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Only fools and horses work.

There's safety in numbers.

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

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Live and learn.

It takes two to tango.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The Devil is in the details.

First come, first served.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Great minds think alike.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Revenge is sweet.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Clothes do not make the man.

Good talk saves the food.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Blood is thicker than water.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Speak as you find.

A bad penny always turns up.

History repeats itself.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Get out while the getting is good.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Everyone has their price.

Might is right.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The best defence is a good offence.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

No pain, no gain.

East, west, home's best.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Bad money drives out good.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Let well alone.

Persuasion is better than force.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Hope springs eternal.

Practice makes perfect.

Count your blessings.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

While there is life, there is hope.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

No man is an island.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Make love not war.

Another day, another dollar.

All things must pass.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Even a worm will turn.

Put your best foot forward.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

You reap what you sow.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Third time lucky.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The end justifies the means.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Seeing is believing.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Every picture tells a story.

A golden key can open any door.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

For everything there is a season.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Money is the root of all evil.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A fish always rots from the head.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Moderation in all things.

Faith will move mountains.

First things first.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

One good deed deserves another.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

All's fair in love and war.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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

East is east, and west is west.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Cold hands, warm heart.

What goes up must come down.

Seek and you shall find.

Better safe than sorry.

All that glitters is not gold.

Actions speak louder than words.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Less is more.

It never rains but it pours.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Big fish eat little fish.

Wonders will never cease.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

A man is known by his friends.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Tomorrow is another day.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Walls have ears.

Time flies.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Home is where the heart is.

Pride comes before a fall.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

It goes without saying.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

All's well that ends well.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Fight the good fight.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Practice what you preach.

Opposites attract.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Don't rock the boat.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Variety is the spice of life.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Forgive and forget.

Money isn't everything.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Every stick has two ends.

Live and let live.

To every thing there is a season.

Talk is cheap.

Accidents will happen.

Charity begins at home.

The best things in life are free.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Never give a sucker an even break.

You can't always get what you want.

Misery loves company.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

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

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

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's no time like the present.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Silence construes consent.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A dog is a man's best friend.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Manners maketh the man.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The truth will out.

It's all grist to the mill.

More haste, less speed.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Love will find a way.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You are what you eat.

Don't get mad, get even.

Never go to bed on an argument.

You win some, you lose some.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Never tell tales out of school.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A cat has nine lives.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Time will tell.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fortune favours the brave.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Make haste slowly.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Waste not, want not.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The show must go on.

Keep your chin up.

Pearls of wisdom.

Truth will out.

You can't take it with you.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Easy come, easy go.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's no smoke without fire.

Honesty is the best policy.

Better late than never.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A thing begun is half done.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Every dog has its day.

Don't change horses in midstream.

One hand washes the other.

Money talks.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Oil and water don't mix.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Physician, heal thyself.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Grief divided is made lighter.

There's an exception to every rule.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Love is blind.

Let bygones be bygones.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Good things come in small packages.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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.

Stupid is as stupid does.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Look before you leap.

A word to the wise is enough.

Patience is a virtue.

Always put your best foot forward.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Hide in plain sight.

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

All you need is love.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Less said, soon mended.

Cheats never prosper.

Give credit where credit is due.

The more the merrier.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Two heads are better than one.

Tomorrow never comes.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The wages of sin is death.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Seize the day.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A house is not a home.

Haste makes waste.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Life begins at forty.

There's no place like home.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Give credit where credit is due.

Time is a great healer.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

No news is good news.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Go the extra mile.

Ignorance is bliss.

Horses for courses.

Nothing new under the sun.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The best is the enemy of the good.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A problem shared is a problem halved.