Practice what you preach.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A word to the wise is enough.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Home is where the heart is.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Less said, soon mended.

If you build it, they will come.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

No news is good news.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Love makes the world go round.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Small things amuse small minds.

Dead men tell no tales.

One good deed deserves another.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Great minds think alike.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

Quid pro quo.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Look before you leap.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Bad money drives out good.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Every stick has two ends.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Seeing is believing.

Different strokes for different folks.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

An man's home is his castle.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

No pain, no gain.

Slow but sure.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Silence construes consent.

There is no accounting for tastes.

There's one born every minute.

Give credit where credit is due.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Physician, heal thyself.

Fortune favours the brave.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Oil and water don't mix.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The early bird gets the worm.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Knowledge is power.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Revenge is sweet.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Another day, another dollar.

All that glitters is not gold.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Clothes do not make the man.

Count your blessings.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Never tell tales out of school.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

An army marches on its stomach.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The best defence is a good offence.

Time is money.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Haste makes waste.

The Devil looks after his own.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

All the world loves a lover.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Seize the day.

Live and learn.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It's the singer not the song.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The wages of sin is death.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't shoot the messenger.

It takes one to know one.

Better late than never.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Beauty is only skin deep.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Practice makes perfect.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Don't rock the boat.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

No man can serve two masters.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The bigger, the better.

You reap what you sow.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Only the good die young.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Pearls of wisdom.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

All publicity is good publicity.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Out of sight, out of mind.

First things first.

Variety is the spice of life.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Let well alone.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

All's fair in love and war.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Share and share alike.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Cheats never prosper.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

All roads lead to Rome.

Charity begins at home.

Waste not, want not.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Two heads are better than one.

Third time lucky.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Money talks.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Only fools and horses work.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Money isn't everything.

It takes two to tango.

You are never too old to learn.

A watched pot never boils.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A fish always rots from the head.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Like father, like son.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Little pitchers have big ears.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Better safe than sorry.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Ignorance is bliss.

Persuasion is better than force.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Fight the good fight.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Silence is golden.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

You can't take it with you.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Still waters run deep.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Less is more.

Make love not war.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

There's no place like home.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

History repeats itself.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

There's no time like the present.

Business before pleasure.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The more the merrier.

Bad news travels fast.

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

All good things must come to an end.

You can't always get what you want.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

God helps those who help themselves.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Each to their own.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

It goes without saying.

What goes up must come down.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The truth will out.

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Time flies.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Learn to walk before you run.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Tomorrow never comes.

Go the extra mile.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Keep your chin up.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

The show must go on.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Any port in a storm.

It's better to give than to receive.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Keep your powder dry.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't get mad, get even.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Speak as you find.

You are what you eat.

Faith will move mountains.

When one door shuts, another opens.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

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

Money is the root of all evil.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

East, west, home's best.

A golden key can open any door.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

What goes around comes around.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's an exception to every rule.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Good things come in small packages.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

All you need is love.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Wonders will never cease.

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

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

You can't win them all.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Even a worm will turn.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Let the buyer beware.

Put your best foot forward.

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

First come, first served.

Forgive and forget.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Hope springs eternal.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Tomorrow is another day.

It's never too late to mend.

The customer is always right.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Honesty is the best policy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All things must pass.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Slow and steady wins the race.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

There's safety in numbers.

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Horses for courses.

Might is right.

Moderation in all things.

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

Everyone has their price.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Enough is enough.

Big fish eat little fish.

To every thing there is a season.

Time will tell.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A picture paints a thousand words.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Walls have ears.

The end justifies the means.

Misery loves company.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Many hands make light work.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Talk is cheap.

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

Fight fire with fire.

One hand washes the other.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

More haste, less speed.

Opposites attract.

All's well that ends well.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Money makes the world go round.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Make haste slowly.

There is honour among thieves.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

A house is not a home.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Truth will out.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The age of miracles is past.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Life begins at forty.

It never rains but it pours.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Live and let live.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love will find a way.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A man is known by his friends.

Give the Devil his due.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

A good man is hard to find.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Always put your best foot forward.

Easy come, easy go.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Hide in plain sight.

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