Fair exchange is no robbery.

Life is what you make it.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Opposites attract.

Get out while the getting is good.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Share and share alike.

The exception which proves the rule.

Silence construes consent.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

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

Two heads are better than one.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Like father, like son.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It takes two to tango.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Clothes do not make the man.

A picture paints a thousand words.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

To every thing there is a season.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Moderation in all things.

All good things must come to an end.

Haste makes waste.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

In the midst of life we are in death.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Speak as you find.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

First come, first served.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Charity begins at home.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Bad money drives out good.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Count your blessings.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Revenge is sweet.

A cat may look at a king.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Give credit where credit is due.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Money talks.

Business before pleasure.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Let well alone.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Each to their own.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Stupid is as stupid does.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A golden key can open any door.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The best things in life are free.

Fight fire with fire.

Nothing new under the sun.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You are what you eat.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Seize the day.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Put your best foot forward.

Waste not, want not.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't take it with you.

Quid pro quo.

Time will tell.

Life begins at forty.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Good things come in small packages.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Go the extra mile.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't get mad, get even.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

An man's home is his castle.

Only fools and horses work.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's no time like the present.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Practice makes perfect.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Practice what you preach.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All's well that ends well.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

There's one born every minute.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It goes without saying.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

One hand washes the other.

Talk is cheap.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A cat has nine lives.

Only the good die young.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Oil and water don't mix.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Easy come, easy go.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The customer is always right.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Might is right.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Enough is enough.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

If the cap fits, wear it.

It's never too late to mend.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Keep your chin up.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Nine tailors make a man.

Live and let live.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All things must pass.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A stitch in time saves nine.

All the world loves a lover.

Less said, soon mended.

Seek and you shall find.

Misery loves company.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't shoot the messenger.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Forgive and forget.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Better late than never.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Horses for courses.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Good things come to those who wait.

All's fair in love and war.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The age of miracles is past.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The best is the enemy of the good.

There's a time and a place for everything.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Time is money.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Any port in a storm.

No pain, no gain.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Walls have ears.

Every stick has two ends.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A man is known by his friends.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Love will find a way.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Everyone has their price.

History repeats itself.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Slow but sure.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Fight the good fight.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't rock the boat.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can't win them all.

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

Money isn't everything.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Fortune favours the brave.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

He who hesitates is lost.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The best defence is a good offence.

Many hands make light work.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A thing begun is half done.

There is honour among thieves.

Look before you leap.

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

Manners maketh the man.

All you need is love.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

What goes up must come down.

The truth will out.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Love makes the world go round.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The Devil looks after his own.

A fish always rots from the head.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Faith will move mountains.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

First things first.

Let the dead bury the dead.

East, west, home's best.

Patience is a virtue.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

East is east, and west is west.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Knowledge is power.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

The more the merrier.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Love is blind.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Bad news travels fast.

Third time lucky.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

There's no place like home.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

For everything there is a season.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Another day, another dollar.

Never give a sucker an even break.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

No man is an island.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The show must go on.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A watched pot never boils.

Great minds think alike.

It takes one to know one.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

You win some, you lose some.

What goes around comes around.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Seeing is believing.

Every dog has its day.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Dead men tell no tales.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Less is more.

The early bird gets the worm.

There's no fool like an old fool.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Give the Devil his due.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Money makes the world go round.

A house is not a home.

Hope springs eternal.

Hide in plain sight.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It's the singer not the song.

There's no smoke without fire.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

There's safety in numbers.

You reap what you sow.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Every picture tells a story.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The end justifies the means.

The bigger, the better.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Silence is golden.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You are never too old to learn.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Truth will out.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A poor worker blames the tools.

More haste, less speed.

Still waters run deep.

Accidents will happen.

Do as I say, not as I do.