Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Business before pleasure.

An army marches on its stomach.

History repeats itself.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Wonders will never cease.

Walls have ears.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Slow but sure.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Bad money drives out good.

Better late than never.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Faith will move mountains.

Everyone has their price.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Silence is golden.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Different strokes for different folks.

Cold hands, warm heart.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Forgive and forget.

He who hesitates is lost.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

A house is not a home.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Love is blind.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Put your best foot forward.

A leopard can't change its spots.

East is east, and west is west.

Talk is cheap.

Go the extra mile.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Charity begins at home.

It's the singer not the song.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There's an exception to every rule.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Money is the root of all evil.

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Moderation in all things.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Needs must when the devil drives.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't get mad, get even.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You can't always get what you want.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Virtue is its own reward.

All that glitters is not gold.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Actions speak louder than words.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Tomorrow never comes.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The early bird gets the worm.

Share and share alike.

Keep your chin up.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There's one born every minute.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

If you can't be good, be careful.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Physician, heal thyself.

Clothes do not make the man.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Money makes the world go round.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

One hand washes the other.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Less is more.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Only the good die young.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Nothing new under the sun.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Seeing is believing.

No rest for the wicked.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Let the buyer beware.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Money talks.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Make haste slowly.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

All's well that ends well.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A golden key can open any door.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Fortune favours the brave.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

You can't take it with you.

Every picture tells a story.

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

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

What goes up must come down.

Learn to walk before you run.

Paddle your own canoe.

Children should be seen and not heard.

What goes around comes around.

Stupid is as stupid does.

East, west, home's best.

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

Let well alone.

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

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

First things first.

No man is an island.

The best defence is a good offence.

Time will tell.

Even a worm will turn.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Money isn't everything.

First come, first served.

Variety is the spice of life.

Blood is thicker than water.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

You can't win them all.

The customer is always right.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

It's all grist to the mill.

It takes one to know one.

Silence construes consent.

Like father, like son.

It goes without saying.

If you build it, they will come.

Less said, soon mended.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Honesty is the best policy.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Never go to bed on an argument.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

All good things come to those that wait.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

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

Any port in a storm.

Every dog has its day.

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

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Hope springs eternal.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It takes two to tango.

A thing begun is half done.

A person is known by the company they keep.

There are two sides to every question.

A watched pot never boils.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Look before you leap.

The wages of sin is death.

There's no place like home.

You win some, you lose some.

Beware the Ides of March.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Good talk saves the food.

A fish always rots from the head.

Let bygones be bygones.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

For everything there is a season.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

You can't make bricks without straw.

An man's home is his castle.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Horses for courses.

Persuasion is better than force.

A good man is hard to find.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There's no smoke without fire.

Great minds think alike.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Only fools and horses work.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

No pain, no gain.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Devil is in the details.

No man can serve two masters.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There's no time like the present.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Enough is enough.

All publicity is good publicity.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's never too late to mend.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

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

Better safe than sorry.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A man is known by his friends.

Make hay while the sun shines.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Strike while the iron is hot.

One good deed deserves another.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Accidents will happen.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Bad news travels fast.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Life is what you make it.

Opposites attract.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

All's fair in love and war.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Manners maketh the man.

God helps those who help themselves.

Revenge is sweet.

A cat has nine lives.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A cat may look at a king.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Keep your powder dry.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

All you need is love.

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

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Misery loves company.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The Devil looks after his own.

You reap what you sow.

The truth will out.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Good things come in small packages.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Each to their own.

Oil and water don't mix.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Knowledge is power.

Crime doesn't pay.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Speak as you find.

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

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

It never rains but it pours.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Haste makes waste.

Truth will out.

Might is right.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Love will find a way.

To the victor go the spoils.

Live and learn.

Third time lucky.

Don't rock the boat.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The show must go on.

Hide in plain sight.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Many hands make light work.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Every stick has two ends.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A word to the wise is enough.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Two heads are better than one.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Time flies.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Give the Devil his due.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Pearls of wisdom.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Waste not, want not.

Easy come, easy go.