Honesty is the best policy.

The show must go on.

No pain, no gain.

A word to the wise is enough.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Accidents will happen.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A bad penny always turns up.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Better late than never.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Any port in a storm.

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

You can't always get what you want.

No news is good news.

Time is money.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't rock the boat.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

To the victor go the spoils.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Opposites attract.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

An army marches on its stomach.

Count your blessings.

One hand washes the other.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

If you build it, they will come.

Love will find a way.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Bad news travels fast.

Walls have ears.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Keep your chin up.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Out of sight, out of mind.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Wonders will never cease.

Pride comes before a fall.

A fish always rots from the head.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Live and let live.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The Devil is in the details.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Enough is enough.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no time like the present.

Even a worm will turn.

Knowledge is power.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Haste makes waste.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Blood is thicker than water.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Less said, soon mended.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Share and share alike.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

All's fair in love and war.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The best things in life are free.

Learn to walk before you run.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Only the good die young.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Talk is cheap.

The bigger, the better.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Money is the root of all evil.

Let well alone.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

No man can serve two masters.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A cat has nine lives.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Tomorrow is another day.

Paddle your own canoe.

A thing begun is half done.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A stitch in time saves nine.

All publicity is good publicity.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Keep your powder dry.

It never rains but it pours.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Seeing is believing.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Time will tell.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

All good things come to those that wait.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

When one door shuts, another opens.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Business before pleasure.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The customer is always right.

It takes two to tango.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Slow but sure.

It's better to give than to receive.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The best defence is a good offence.

The truth will out.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

There's no place like home.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

First come, first served.

All good things must come to an end.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

To every thing there is a season.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Third time lucky.

Many hands make light work.

You can't take it with you.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Life begins at forty.

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

No man is an island.

Every stick has two ends.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Moderation in all things.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

He who hesitates is lost.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

More haste, less speed.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Every picture tells a story.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

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

A man is known by his friends.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Time flies.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Go the extra mile.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

For everything there is a season.

No rest for the wicked.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A house is not a home.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Stupid is as stupid does.

There are two sides to every question.

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

It takes one to know one.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All the world loves a lover.

You can't win them all.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Truth will out.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The wages of sin is death.

Silence construes consent.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Practice makes perfect.

Give credit where credit is due.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Fight fire with fire.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

God helps those who help themselves.

Make love not war.

Fight the good fight.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Money isn't everything.

Waste not, want not.

Speak as you find.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Get out while the getting is good.

First things first.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Revenge is sweet.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Still waters run deep.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Another day, another dollar.

Good talk saves the food.

Less is more.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Everyone has their price.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Great minds think alike.

Small things amuse small minds.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

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

Charity begins at home.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Look before you leap.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

East is east, and west is west.

There's a time and a place for everything.

You win some, you lose some.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Horses for courses.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

There's one born every minute.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Every dog has its day.

Slow and steady wins the race.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

One good deed deserves another.

Faith will move mountains.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Manners maketh the man.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Put your best foot forward.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It's all grist to the mill.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Home is where the heart is.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Cheats never prosper.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A good man is hard to find.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Misery loves company.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Quid pro quo.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A golden key can open any door.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The age of miracles is past.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's an exception to every rule.

Nine tailors make a man.

The end justifies the means.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

You are what you eat.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The more the merrier.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Crime doesn't pay.

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.

Might is right.

Love is blind.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

What can't be cured must be endured.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Silence is golden.

There is honour among thieves.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Pearls of wisdom.

Seize the day.

You are never too old to learn.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

All's well that ends well.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Give the Devil his due.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Don't get mad, get even.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

First impressions are the most lasting.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Different strokes for different folks.

Money makes the world go round.

It's the singer not the song.

Oil and water don't mix.

Virtue is its own reward.

A watched pot never boils.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Ignorance is bliss.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

All things must pass.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Life is what you make it.

All you need is love.