You reap what you sow.

Speak as you find.

Small things amuse small minds.

The customer is always right.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

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

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

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The Devil looks after his own.

Quid pro quo.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Only the good die young.

Fight the good fight.

History repeats itself.

An army marches on its stomach.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Moderation in all things.

Persuasion is better than force.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Good talk saves the food.

Live and learn.

Count your blessings.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Accidents will happen.

You are what you eat.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

The more the merrier.

A bad penny always turns up.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The wages of sin is death.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A good man is hard to find.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Pearls of wisdom.

The best defence is a good offence.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

No news is good news.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

All things must pass.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Every picture tells a story.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Put your best foot forward.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Make haste slowly.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Big fish eat little fish.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

He who hesitates is lost.

Beware the Ides of March.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Forgive and forget.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Great minds think alike.

East is east, and west is west.

What goes around comes around.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Give credit where credit is due.

There's one born every minute.

You win some, you lose some.

A golden key can open any door.

Charity begins at home.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

You can't take it with you.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

There are two sides to every question.

Variety is the spice of life.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Life begins at forty.

No rest for the wicked.

What goes up must come down.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You can't make bricks without straw.

All good things must come to an end.

While there is life, there is hope.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Go the extra mile.

It's never too late to mend.

An man's home is his castle.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

There's no time like the present.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

First come, first served.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Like father, like son.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't rock the boat.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Less said, soon mended.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If you can't be good, be careful.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The truth will out.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Keep your powder dry.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Virtue is its own reward.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All's well that ends well.

Love is blind.

Blood is thicker than water.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Cheats never prosper.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The exception which proves the rule.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The end justifies the means.

No pain, no gain.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Learn to walk before you run.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't change horses in midstream.

More haste, less speed.

The age of miracles is past.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Better safe than sorry.

Make love not war.

Life is what you make it.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All roads lead to Rome.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Fortune favours the brave.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Nine tailors make a man.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Walls have ears.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Knowledge is power.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Haste makes waste.

Another day, another dollar.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Every dog has its day.

Keep your chin up.

It takes two to tango.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It's better to give than to receive.

Enough is enough.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

All's fair in love and war.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Silence is golden.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Waste not, want not.

A house is not a home.

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

Any port in a storm.

No man can serve two masters.

First things first.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Business before pleasure.

Practice what you preach.

Two heads are better than one.

Nothing new under the sun.

Home is where the heart is.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Talk is cheap.

Seek and you shall find.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Actions speak louder than words.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Bad news travels fast.

For everything there is a season.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A thing begun is half done.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Silence construes consent.

Let well alone.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Money is the root of all evil.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Even a worm will turn.

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

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Clothes do not make the man.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Love will find a way.

Share and share alike.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Money makes the world go round.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Money isn't everything.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A cat may look at a king.

Never tell tales out of school.

Still waters run deep.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Handsome is as handsome does.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

If you build it, they will come.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Horses for courses.

One hand washes the other.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

You can't win them all.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There's no smoke without fire.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

All that glitters is not gold.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Better late than never.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Many hands make light work.

Good things come to those who wait.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't get mad, get even.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Bad money drives out good.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Time is money.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Let the buyer beware.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Look before you leap.

A fish always rots from the head.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Good things come in small packages.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

Give the Devil his due.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Might is right.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't always get what you want.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Pride comes before a fall.

It takes one to know one.

Misery loves company.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A word to the wise is enough.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Oil and water don't mix.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't throw good money after bad.

East, west, home's best.

Opposites attract.

Less is more.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Hope springs eternal.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Seize the day.

Every stick has two ends.

Tomorrow is another day.

Wonders will never cease.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A watched pot never boils.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A miss is as good as a mile.

The best things in life are free.

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

Seeing is believing.

Hide in plain sight.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Beauty is only skin deep.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A cat has nine lives.

Practice makes perfect.

All you need is love.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Let bygones be bygones.

Slow but sure.

To every thing there is a season.

It goes without saying.

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

Manners maketh the man.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

No man is an island.

A man is known by his friends.

Many are called, but few are chosen.