Fine words butter no parsnips.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Two heads are better than one.

It's all grist to the mill.

Ignorance is bliss.

Bad money drives out good.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

An army marches on its stomach.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

All roads lead to Rome.

God helps those who help themselves.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

All the world loves a lover.

Clothes do not make the man.

Give credit where credit is due.

One hand washes the other.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Each to their own.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A house is not a home.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Bad news travels fast.

Charity begins at home.

Crime doesn't pay.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Good talk saves the food.

To the victor go the spoils.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Love makes the world go round.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

There's an exception to every rule.

Speak as you find.

East is east, and west is west.

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

The truth will out.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Never tell tales out of school.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A word to the wise is enough.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Let bygones be bygones.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

All's well that ends well.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

It's never too late to mend.

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

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Cheats never prosper.

Tomorrow is another day.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

What goes up must come down.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Truth will out.

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

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

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

Live and learn.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Everyone has their price.

Love is blind.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Seeing is believing.

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

Many hands make light work.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Business before pleasure.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Physician, heal thyself.

Life begins at forty.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

First come, first served.

No pain, no gain.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Better late than never.

You win some, you lose some.

Time flies.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Time is a great healer.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A good man is hard to find.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It goes without saying.

The best defence is a good offence.

Pearls of wisdom.

A person is known by the company they keep.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The bigger, the better.

Big fish eat little fish.

The customer is always right.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Money makes the world go round.

Quid pro quo.

Silence construes consent.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The early bird gets the worm.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Fight fire with fire.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Opposites attract.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There's no place like home.

Like father, like son.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Learn to walk before you run.

It takes one to know one.

Blood is thicker than water.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

For everything there is a season.

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

Make love not war.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

No man is an island.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Pride comes before a fall.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You are never too old to learn.

A thing begun is half done.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

No rest for the wicked.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There is no accounting for tastes.

The end justifies the means.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Wonders will never cease.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Great minds think alike.

Fight the good fight.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The exception which proves the rule.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A bad penny always turns up.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Give the Devil his due.

It's the singer not the song.

Talk is cheap.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Make haste slowly.

Oil and water don't mix.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You can't take it with you.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Moderation in all things.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Better safe than sorry.

Faith will move mountains.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The more the merrier.

There's no smoke without fire.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

Every picture tells a story.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Beware the Ides of March.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Put your best foot forward.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A cat has nine lives.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Enough is as good as a feast.

All good things come to those that wait.

Manners maketh the man.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Practice makes perfect.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Third time lucky.

Always put your best foot forward.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Different strokes for different folks.

Fortune favours the brave.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Accidents will happen.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Let well alone.

Seize the day.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Get out while the getting is good.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Count your blessings.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Only the good die young.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Time will tell.

Another day, another dollar.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Good things come in small packages.

Revenge is sweet.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Hope springs eternal.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Walls have ears.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Even a worm will turn.

An man's home is his castle.

A dog is a man's best friend.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

History repeats itself.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There's one born every minute.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Nothing succeeds like success.

More haste, less speed.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Share and share alike.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It never rains but it pours.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Persuasion is better than force.

Variety is the spice of life.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Money isn't everything.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

All you need is love.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The show must go on.

Small things amuse small minds.

Slow but sure.

You are what you eat.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Dead men tell no tales.

Still waters run deep.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't get mad, get even.

All good things must come to an end.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Actions speak louder than words.

Live and let live.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Home is where the heart is.

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

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Silence is golden.

Waste not, want not.

All publicity is good publicity.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Love will find a way.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Misery loves company.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Forgive and forget.

Horses for courses.

Practice what you preach.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All things must pass.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Go the extra mile.

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

Look before you leap.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

If you build it, they will come.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The best things in life are free.

A watched pot never boils.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A cat may look at a king.

Hide in plain sight.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Keep your chin up.

The Devil is in the details.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Every dog has its day.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

There's no time like the present.

Less said, soon mended.

No news is good news.

Less is more.

Knowledge is power.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

First things first.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Money talks.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't rock the boat.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

What goes around comes around.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't change horses in midstream.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Good things come to those who wait.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Easy come, easy go.

Any port in a storm.