There is honour among thieves.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Every picture tells a story.

There's safety in numbers.

Walls have ears.

There's no place like home.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Might is right.

Children and fools tell the truth.

It's the singer not the song.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Third time lucky.

Half a loaf is better than none.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Always put your best foot forward.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Life begins at forty.

Beggars can't be choosers.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

The customer is always right.

It takes two to tango.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Let the buyer beware.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A man is known by his friends.

Nine tailors make a man.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Great minds think alike.

Revenge is sweet.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Small things amuse small minds.

Business before pleasure.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

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

More haste, less speed.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A person is known by the company they keep.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Persuasion is better than force.

All things must pass.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Ignorance is bliss.

Variety is the spice of life.

No news is good news.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The best-laid plans go astray.

There's no smoke without fire.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Time is a great healer.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Forgive and forget.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

You are never too old to learn.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Oil and water don't mix.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

All you need is love.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Strike while the iron is hot.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Better safe than sorry.

Easy come, easy go.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Every dog has its day.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Little pitchers have big ears.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Charity begins at home.

Like father, like son.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

What goes around comes around.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Every stick has two ends.

First come, first served.

Practice makes perfect.

Everyone has their price.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Faith will move mountains.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Appearances can be deceptive.

There's one born every minute.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Practice what you preach.

Opposites attract.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Still waters run deep.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Good things come in small packages.

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

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

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

Haste makes waste.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Go the extra mile.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

You reap what you sow.

Clothes do not make the man.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Talk is cheap.

It's better to give than to receive.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

It's never too late to mend.

Share and share alike.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Live and learn.

What goes up must come down.

Fight fire with fire.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

There's no time like the present.

Truth will out.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Horses for courses.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Time will tell.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Life is what you make it.

Big fish eat little fish.

Actions speak louder than words.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Only fools and horses work.

Attack is the best form of defence.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Bad news travels fast.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It's all grist to the mill.

A cat may look at a king.

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

One good deed deserves another.

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The end justifies the means.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Waste not, want not.

Don't rock the boat.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The best things in life are free.

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

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

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

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

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Count your blessings.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A watched pot never boils.

Tomorrow is another day.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Money talks.

Pearls of wisdom.

There is no accounting for tastes.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Tomorrow never comes.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Physician, heal thyself.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

No rest for the wicked.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A leopard can't change its spots.

No pain, no gain.

No man is an island.

Less is more.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Give credit where credit is due.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

To the victor go the spoils.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

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

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

Learn to walk before you run.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Money makes the world go round.

Once a thief, always a thief.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The Devil is in the details.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Crime doesn't pay.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

You can't always get what you want.

Time flies.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Different strokes for different folks.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Paddle your own canoe.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A good man is hard to find.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't change horses in midstream.

It never rains but it pours.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

All the world loves a lover.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The truth will out.

It goes without saying.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

No man can serve two masters.

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

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Better late than never.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Any port in a storm.

Good things come to those who wait.

A golden key can open any door.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Seize the day.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Needs must when the devil drives.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Quid pro quo.

It takes one to know one.

The more the merrier.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Slow but sure.

There are two sides to every question.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Accidents will happen.

Silence construes consent.

Let well alone.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You can't win them all.

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

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You are what you eat.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's an exception to every rule.

Moderation in all things.

Curiosity killed the cat.

If you build it, they will come.

A cat has nine lives.

Two heads are better than one.

East, west, home's best.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Hope springs eternal.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The show must go on.

Seeing is believing.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

East is east, and west is west.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Seek and you shall find.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Slow and steady wins the race.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

You can't make bricks without straw.

History repeats itself.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All's well that ends well.

Each to their own.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The bigger, the better.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Misery loves company.

Enough is enough.

The best defence is a good offence.

Patience is a virtue.

Keep your powder dry.

Another day, another dollar.

Time is money.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Blood is thicker than water.

Hide in plain sight.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Give the Devil his due.

Money isn't everything.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A bad penny always turns up.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Keep your chin up.

A house is not a home.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Out of sight, out of mind.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.