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

Keep your chin up.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Practice makes perfect.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Dead men tell no tales.

There's one born every minute.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Shrouds have no pockets.

There's no place like home.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Let well alone.

Money makes the world go round.

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

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

All things must pass.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Go the extra mile.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Practice what you preach.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Like father, like son.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A word to the wise is enough.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

History repeats itself.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Put your best foot forward.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Love makes the world go round.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Don't rock the boat.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

He who hesitates is lost.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The customer is always right.

Opposites attract.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Less said, soon mended.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

One hand washes the other.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Actions speak louder than words.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Each to their own.

Two heads are better than one.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Money talks.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Talk is cheap.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Patience is a virtue.

Love is blind.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Hide in plain sight.

Horses for courses.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

There's no time like the present.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All's well that ends well.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Share and share alike.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

First come, first served.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Silence construes consent.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Learn to walk before you run.

Life begins at forty.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's never too late to mend.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Pearls of wisdom.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The Devil is in the details.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Slow but sure.

While there is life, there is hope.

Man does not live by bread alone.

To the victor go the spoils.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Never tell tales out of school.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A thing begun is half done.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Look before you leap.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

It's all grist to the mill.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Another day, another dollar.

Third time lucky.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

There is honour among thieves.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Waste not, want not.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All good things must come to an end.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Bad money drives out good.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

One good deed deserves another.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All good things come to those that wait.

All that glitters is not gold.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

For everything there is a season.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Silence is golden.

Live and learn.

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

Seeing is believing.

Everyone has their price.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The Devil looks after his own.

Walls have ears.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It's best to be on the safe side.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

No rest for the wicked.

Charity begins at home.

Truth will out.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Paddle your own canoe.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Moderation in all things.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Life is what you make it.

Love will find a way.

An man's home is his castle.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Bad news travels fast.

To every thing there is a season.

No news is good news.

You are what you eat.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Give the Devil his due.

What goes around comes around.

Great minds think alike.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Speak as you find.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Any port in a storm.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Clothes do not make the man.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The best things in life are free.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

It goes without saying.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Better safe than sorry.

Time is a great healer.

Tomorrow is another day.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Every stick has two ends.

You can't win them all.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

No pain, no gain.

Time flies.

A man is known by his friends.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The best defence is a good offence.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Easy come, easy go.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Accidents will happen.

Ignorance is bliss.

You win some, you lose some.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Home is where the heart is.

Better late than never.

Forgive and forget.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Money isn't everything.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

There's no smoke without fire.

All's fair in love and war.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Business before pleasure.

Good things come to those who wait.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Only the good die young.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Time is money.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

The truth will out.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Every dog has its day.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Good talk saves the food.

Might is right.

The wages of sin is death.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The age of miracles is past.

Fight the good fight.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Knowledge is power.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Revenge is sweet.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's an exception to every rule.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Give credit where credit is due.

Enough is enough.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

East, west, home's best.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A watched pot never boils.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Oil and water don't mix.

Count your blessings.

Keep your powder dry.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The show must go on.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Fight fire with fire.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

More haste, less speed.

Variety is the spice of life.

Let the buyer beware.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Haste makes waste.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Quid pro quo.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

First things first.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

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

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

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

All roads lead to Rome.

A house is not a home.

All you need is love.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

No man can serve two masters.

A cat may look at a king.

The exception which proves the rule.

Big fish eat little fish.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

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

The more the merrier.

The early bird gets the worm.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The end justifies the means.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Pride comes before a fall.

Seize the day.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't take it with you.

An army marches on its stomach.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Faith will move mountains.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A golden key can open any door.

There's safety in numbers.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Tomorrow never comes.

Time will tell.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A person is known by the company they keep.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

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

Cheats never prosper.