There but for the grace of God, go I.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Great minds think alike.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Enough is enough.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Walls have ears.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

East is east, and west is west.

Tomorrow is another day.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

What goes up must come down.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Time is a great healer.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Fight the good fight.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Talk is cheap.

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

Speak as you find.

More haste, less speed.

History repeats itself.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Better safe than sorry.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Moderation in all things.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

All the world loves a lover.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Love is blind.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

No news is good news.

Let bygones be bygones.

Put your best foot forward.

Faith will move mountains.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You can't take it with you.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A cat may look at a king.

Make haste slowly.

An army marches on its stomach.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Only the good die young.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The truth will out.

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

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

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Accidents will happen.

Make hay while the sun shines.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Third time lucky.

Get out while the getting is good.

East, west, home's best.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Seize the day.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The Devil is in the details.

A cat has nine lives.

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

All's fair in love and war.

It never rains but it pours.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Truth will out.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Patience is a virtue.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

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

Two heads are better than one.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Revenge is sweet.

You are never too old to learn.

Quid pro quo.

Crime doesn't pay.

Good things come to those who wait.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't rock the boat.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Another day, another dollar.

It goes without saying.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A thing begun is half done.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Seek and you shall find.

Keep your powder dry.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Give the Devil his due.

The age of miracles is past.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Nine tailors make a man.

A good man is hard to find.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Big fish eat little fish.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You are what you eat.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Opposites attract.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The wages of sin is death.

Physician, heal thyself.

Knowledge is power.

Every picture tells a story.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Life begins at forty.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The best defence is a good offence.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Give credit where credit is due.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Live and learn.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

You can't always get what you want.

There's safety in numbers.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

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

Cheats never prosper.

Every dog has its day.

Hope springs eternal.

A golden key can open any door.

Ignorance is bliss.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The bigger, the better.

No man can serve two masters.

Silence construes consent.

Money makes the world go round.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Variety is the spice of life.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

When one door shuts, another opens.

You win some, you lose some.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Horses for courses.

All things must pass.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

All that glitters is not gold.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Share and share alike.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

One hand washes the other.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Time is money.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Enough is as good as a feast.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Any port in a storm.

Slow but sure.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

An man's home is his castle.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The show must go on.

Seeing is believing.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

There's one born every minute.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Good talk saves the food.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It's the singer not the song.

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

No pain, no gain.

Virtue is its own reward.

The early bird gets the worm.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Fortune favours the brave.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

It takes one to know one.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Life is what you make it.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Paddle your own canoe.

You can't win them all.

Never tell tales out of school.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It takes two to tango.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's an exception to every rule.

There's no place like home.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

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

It's never too late to mend.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Charity begins at home.

Live and let live.

A man is known by his friends.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You reap what you sow.

Honesty is the best policy.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Bad news travels fast.

The exception which proves the rule.

All roads lead to Rome.

Practice makes perfect.

Waste not, want not.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

He who hesitates is lost.

There's no time like the present.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Persuasion is better than force.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Fight fire with fire.

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

All's well that ends well.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Always put your best foot forward.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Time flies.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Keep your chin up.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Silence is golden.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Dead men tell no tales.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A watched pot never boils.

The leopard does not change his spots.

First things first.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Forgive and forget.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Love makes the world go round.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Practice what you preach.

One good deed deserves another.

All good things come to those that wait.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Business before pleasure.

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

Time will tell.

All publicity is good publicity.

Misery loves company.

A house is not a home.

For everything there is a season.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

First come, first served.

Count your blessings.

Love will find a way.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Pearls of wisdom.

Actions speak louder than words.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Every stick has two ends.

Make love not war.

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

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Less is more.

Better late than never.

Clothes do not make the man.

Look before you leap.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Home is where the heart is.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Like father, like son.

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

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The more the merrier.

Even a worm will turn.

Let well alone.

Go the extra mile.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

To every thing there is a season.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Money talks.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Still waters run deep.

Less said, soon mended.

Good things come in small packages.

The end justifies the means.

Everyone has their price.