Money doesn't grow on trees.

Every stick has two ends.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Business before pleasure.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

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

Another day, another dollar.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Time will tell.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Silence construes consent.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

More haste, less speed.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

No pain, no gain.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Make haste slowly.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Waste not, want not.

It's better to give than to receive.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

You are never too old to learn.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

An man's home is his castle.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

An army marches on its stomach.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Let well alone.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Truth will out.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

The end justifies the means.

Money isn't everything.

Less said, soon mended.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Easy come, easy go.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Let the buyer beware.

Home is where the heart is.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Many hands make light work.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Count your blessings.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

All good things must come to an end.

It's the singer not the song.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

No man is an island.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

There's no place like home.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Might is right.

Never tell tales out of school.

There's an exception to every rule.

Everyone has their price.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Talk is cheap.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Knowledge is power.

The show must go on.

Physician, heal thyself.

All you need is love.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A bad penny always turns up.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Life begins at forty.

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

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

When one door shuts, another opens.

One good deed deserves another.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A cat may look at a king.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

One hand washes the other.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Quid pro quo.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can't always get what you want.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

East is east, and west is west.

Always put your best foot forward.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A good man is hard to find.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't get mad, get even.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Even a worm will turn.

Seek and you shall find.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Money talks.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

All the world loves a lover.

Let the dead bury the dead.

It never rains but it pours.

Forgive and forget.

Great minds think alike.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Seeing is believing.

Accidents will happen.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Enough is enough.

Slow but sure.

The exception which proves the rule.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Dead men tell no tales.

Hide in plain sight.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Good talk saves the food.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Better safe than sorry.

Walls have ears.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Honesty is the best policy.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All that glitters is not gold.

Actions speak louder than words.

A cat has nine lives.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Time is a great healer.

Time flies.

Moderation in all things.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

No rest for the wicked.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Attack is the best form of defence.

He who hesitates is lost.

There is honour among thieves.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

What goes around comes around.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

All's fair in love and war.

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

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Share and share alike.

While there is life, there is hope.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

All things must pass.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Give credit where credit is due.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Practice what you preach.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It goes without saying.

Keep your chin up.

The more the merrier.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Third time lucky.

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

Each to their own.

Appearances can be deceptive.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Small things amuse small minds.

A word to the wise is enough.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The Devil looks after his own.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Opposites attract.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Love is blind.

Different strokes for different folks.

Still waters run deep.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Time is money.

Only fools and horses work.

Live and learn.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

First things first.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

You win some, you lose some.

You reap what you sow.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Patience is a virtue.

All publicity is good publicity.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The truth will out.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A man is known by his friends.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't change horses in midstream.

There's one born every minute.

Fortune favours the brave.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Fight the good fight.

Love makes the world go round.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Any port in a storm.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Crime doesn't pay.

A watched pot never boils.

You can't take it with you.

Clothes do not make the man.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

To every thing there is a season.

Faith will move mountains.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Two heads are better than one.

The early bird gets the worm.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The customer is always right.

Manners maketh the man.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Hope springs eternal.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The Devil is in the details.

Live and let live.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

No man can serve two masters.

There's no time like the present.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Good things come in small packages.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Bad money drives out good.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

East, west, home's best.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Every dog has its day.

All roads lead to Rome.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Beware the Ides of March.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Charity begins at home.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Less is more.

The best defence is a good offence.

What goes up must come down.

All's well that ends well.

Life is what you make it.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Like father, like son.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Big fish eat little fish.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

First come, first served.

Wonders will never cease.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The leopard does not change his spots.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Bad news travels fast.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Look before you leap.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Nothing new under the sun.

Get out while the getting is good.

Do as I say, not as I do.

No news is good news.

It takes two to tango.

Never speak ill of the dead.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Only the good die young.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

For everything there is a season.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

There is no accounting for tastes.