Penny wise and pound foolish.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Count your blessings.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Money is the root of all evil.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Bad news travels fast.

Handsome is as handsome does.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

What goes up must come down.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Good things come in small packages.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Dead men tell no tales.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't rock the boat.

Never tell tales out of school.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All good things must come to an end.

Let the buyer beware.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Horses for courses.

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

Waste not, want not.

Good talk saves the food.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

First things first.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Haste makes waste.

Keep your chin up.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Enough is enough.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Better safe than sorry.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Look before you leap.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It takes one to know one.

Seeing is believing.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Share and share alike.

What goes around comes around.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

It's never too late to mend.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Time flies.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

You reap what you sow.

You are never too old to learn.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Knowledge is power.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

East is east, and west is west.

The age of miracles is past.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Speak as you find.

Children and fools tell the truth.

There is honour among thieves.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

An man's home is his castle.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Only the good die young.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

He who hesitates is lost.

Might is right.

There are two sides to every question.

Home is where the heart is.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Like father, like son.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Blood is thicker than water.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Time is a great healer.

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

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Opposites attract.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Less is more.

Beware the Ides of March.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

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

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Misery loves company.

Physician, heal thyself.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

There's no time like the present.

A miss is as good as a mile.

The end justifies the means.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

If you can't be good, be careful.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The best things in life are free.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Nothing new under the sun.

The truth will out.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

All that glitters is not gold.

To the victor go the spoils.

All the world loves a lover.

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

The Devil is in the details.

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

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

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

Clothes do not make the man.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Bad money drives out good.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Different strokes for different folks.

Go the extra mile.

Talk is cheap.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Truth will out.

There's one born every minute.

Grief divided is made lighter.

You can't always get what you want.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Silence is golden.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't shoot the messenger.

No man is an island.

Love is blind.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Still waters run deep.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The bigger, the better.

Strike while the iron is hot.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It's all grist to the mill.

East, west, home's best.

History repeats itself.

Half a loaf is better than none.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Cheats never prosper.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Great minds think alike.

God helps those who help themselves.

It never rains but it pours.

Manners maketh the man.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

You win some, you lose some.

First come, first served.

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

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

Learn to walk before you run.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A word to the wise is enough.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A cat may look at a king.

Never go to bed on an argument.

It goes without saying.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Live and let live.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

You can't win them all.

Enough is as good as a feast.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Faith will move mountains.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Fight fire with fire.

A golden key can open any door.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Time will tell.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Pearls of wisdom.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Persuasion is better than force.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

No man can serve two masters.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Revenge is sweet.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

More haste, less speed.

Make love not war.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Appearances can be deceptive.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Ignorance is bliss.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Seize the day.

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

Patience is a virtue.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Fight the good fight.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Each to their own.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Nothing succeeds like success.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All things must pass.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

There's no place like home.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

No news is good news.

There's an exception to every rule.

Many hands make light work.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You can't take it with you.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

One good deed deserves another.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Small things amuse small minds.

A thing begun is half done.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Live and learn.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

To every thing there is a season.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

All's well that ends well.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Always put your best foot forward.

Love will find a way.

Money talks.

Quid pro quo.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The more the merrier.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Less said, soon mended.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A man is known by his friends.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Moderation in all things.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A cat has nine lives.

Honesty is the best policy.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Business before pleasure.

A house is not a home.

Better late than never.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The Devil looks after his own.

Nine tailors make a man.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Possession is nine points of the law.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Put your best foot forward.

Let well alone.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Only fools and horses work.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

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

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

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

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

Give the Devil his due.

Money isn't everything.

One hand washes the other.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A bad penny always turns up.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Slow but sure.

Third time lucky.

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

All's fair in love and war.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Easy come, easy go.

Let bygones be bygones.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

If you build it, they will come.

The show must go on.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You are what you eat.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Life begins at forty.

Stupid is as stupid does.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Every dog has its day.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A watched pot never boils.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Time is money.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Every picture tells a story.

It takes two to tango.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

No pain, no gain.

Each to their own.

Charity begins at home.

Seek and you shall find.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Keep your powder dry.

It's the singer not the song.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Little pitchers have big ears.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Life is what you make it.