You reap what you sow.

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

The end justifies the means.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Share and share alike.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Charity begins at home.

Slow but sure.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Cheats never prosper.

Wonders will never cease.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Give the Devil his due.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Nothing new under the sun.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

All things must pass.

First come, first served.

Keep your chin up.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Knowledge is power.

Let the buyer beware.

Even a worm will turn.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Time is a great healer.

Ignorance is bliss.

Love is blind.

Bad news travels fast.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't throw good money after bad.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Each to their own.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Many hands make light work.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Truth will out.

Everyone has their price.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Less said, soon mended.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A thing begun is half done.

Any port in a storm.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Speak as you find.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Life is what you make it.

Manners maketh the man.

All you need is love.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Oil and water don't mix.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The age of miracles is past.

Money makes the world go round.

Home is where the heart is.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Misery loves company.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Only the good die young.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Better late than never.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Enough is enough.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The Devil is in the details.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

No rest for the wicked.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Talk is cheap.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All good things come to those that wait.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Silence is golden.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Make love not war.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

All the world loves a lover.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Beware the Ides of March.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Paddle your own canoe.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There is no accounting for tastes.

All's well that ends well.

It goes without saying.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

History repeats itself.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Seeing is believing.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The more the merrier.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Seize the day.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The early bird gets the worm.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Good things come in small packages.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

The exception which proves the rule.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Love will find a way.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A poor worker blames the tools.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Small things amuse small minds.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It's all grist to the mill.

Live and learn.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Crime doesn't pay.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Fortune favours the brave.

Make hay while the sun shines.

One hand washes the other.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Only fools and horses work.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The bigger, the better.

What goes up must come down.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A good man is hard to find.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The customer is always right.

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

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

Live and let live.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Third time lucky.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

To the victor go the spoils.

Count your blessings.

Let well alone.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Blood is thicker than water.

Make haste slowly.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Waste not, want not.

A cat has nine lives.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Learn to walk before you run.

Like father, like son.

The best-laid plans go astray.

You can't win them all.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There are two sides to every question.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Always put your best foot forward.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Put your best foot forward.

It takes two to tango.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't get mad, get even.

A watched pot never boils.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

He who hesitates is lost.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

You can't always get what you want.

All good things must come to an end.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

What goes around comes around.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Look before you leap.

Nine tailors make a man.

It's better to give than to receive.

First things first.

Quid pro quo.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Every picture tells a story.

Good fences make good neighbours.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It never rains but it pours.

Money isn't everything.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

There is honour among thieves.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Fight the good fight.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The leopard does not change his spots.

No man is an island.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Virtue is its own reward.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

You win some, you lose some.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Forgive and forget.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Still waters run deep.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Horses for courses.

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

Silence construes consent.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

All that glitters is not gold.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There's one born every minute.

An man's home is his castle.

Practice makes perfect.

There's no smoke without fire.

Clothes do not make the man.

Opposites attract.

Different strokes for different folks.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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

Fight fire with fire.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Might is right.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Hope springs eternal.

Persuasion is better than force.

A word to the wise is enough.

There's no place like home.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Life begins at forty.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Physician, heal thyself.

No news is good news.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Business before pleasure.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Go the extra mile.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

You are what you eat.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Every dog has its day.

Good talk saves the food.

Patience is a virtue.

Practice what you preach.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There's safety in numbers.

All's fair in love and war.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Easy come, easy go.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

East, west, home's best.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

For everything there is a season.

Moderation in all things.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Keep your powder dry.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The truth will out.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Time is money.

Hide in plain sight.

It's never too late to mend.

Great minds think alike.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Money is the root of all evil.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Money talks.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A cat may look at a king.

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

You can't take it with you.

Less is more.

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

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Time will tell.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

The best things in life are free.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A bad penny always turns up.