Might is right.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There is honour among thieves.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Love makes the world go round.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Better late than never.

The Devil is in the details.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The best defence is a good offence.

Let the buyer beware.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Speak as you find.

Time is money.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Appearances can be deceptive.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Fight the good fight.

Give the Devil his due.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

No pain, no gain.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Less is more.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Good things come in small packages.

Clothes do not make the man.

Dead men tell no tales.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Live and let live.

There's an exception to every rule.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Life is what you make it.

If you build it, they will come.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Patience is a virtue.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

An army marches on its stomach.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's one born every minute.

Knowledge is power.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Good talk saves the food.

You are never too old to learn.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It's better to give than to receive.

First things first.

Only the good die young.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

East, west, home's best.

No rest for the wicked.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A watched pot never boils.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

All the world loves a lover.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Like father, like son.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

East is east, and west is west.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Time will tell.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Time is a great healer.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's no time like the present.

A bad penny always turns up.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A word to the wise is enough.

Each to their own.

Never tell tales out of school.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

It's never too late to mend.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Haste makes waste.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Moderation in all things.

Share and share alike.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Once bitten, twice shy.

Horses for courses.

You can't win them all.

Good things come to those who wait.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It takes two to tango.

To the victor go the spoils.

You are what you eat.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Hope springs eternal.

The best things in life are free.

If the cap fits, wear it.

More haste, less speed.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

The bigger, the better.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Practice makes perfect.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The more the merrier.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

A good man is hard to find.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Misery loves company.

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

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Give credit where credit is due.

Put your best foot forward.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Tomorrow never comes.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Seeing is believing.

Oil and water don't mix.

The truth will out.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's safety in numbers.

One good deed deserves another.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

If you can't be good, be careful.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A fish always rots from the head.

One hand washes the other.

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

Look before you leap.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The best is the enemy of the good.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Every dog has its day.

You reap what you sow.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Enough is enough.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Less said, soon mended.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Blood is thicker than water.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Accidents will happen.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

An man's home is his castle.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Business before pleasure.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Charity begins at home.

The show must go on.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

History repeats itself.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Every stick has two ends.

Revenge is sweet.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Always put your best foot forward.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Persuasion is better than force.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Third time lucky.

Life begins at forty.

Quid pro quo.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Love is blind.

Beware the Ides of March.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Forewarned is forearmed.

What goes around comes around.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Truth will out.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Nothing new under the sun.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

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

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

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Faith will move mountains.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Count your blessings.

Learn to walk before you run.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

To every thing there is a season.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

You can't take it with you.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Time flies.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The age of miracles is past.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Silence is golden.

Live and learn.

Forgive and forget.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Money talks.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Love will find a way.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

First come, first served.

All's well that ends well.

Make haste slowly.

Practice what you preach.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Talk is cheap.

A thing begun is half done.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Home is where the heart is.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Cheats never prosper.

The end justifies the means.

A cat has nine lives.

God helps those who help themselves.

Make love not war.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Big fish eat little fish.

Money isn't everything.

Pearls of wisdom.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Slow but sure.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

For everything there is a season.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

No man is an island.

All you need is love.

Money makes the world go round.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Opposites attract.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Beauty is only skin deep.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The customer is always right.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Waste not, want not.

Virtue is its own reward.

Pride comes before a fall.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

All good things must come to an end.

Children should be seen and not heard.

No news is good news.

Even a worm will turn.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Honesty is the best policy.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Go the extra mile.

Everyone has their price.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Keep your powder dry.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All things must pass.

Silence construes consent.

You win some, you lose some.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Hide in plain sight.

The wages of sin is death.

A cat may look at a king.

A house is not a home.

Fortune favours the brave.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Two heads are better than one.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

It takes one to know one.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Any port in a storm.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Seize the day.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Actions speak louder than words.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Wonders will never cease.

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

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Paddle your own canoe.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It goes without saying.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Many hands make light work.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The Devil looks after his own.