A place for everything and everything in its place.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Silence construes consent.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

No man is an island.

Oil and water don't mix.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Money isn't everything.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Home is where the heart is.

Walls have ears.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

One hand washes the other.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Easy come, easy go.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Keep your powder dry.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

A house is not a home.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Make love not war.

The customer is always right.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Good things come to those who wait.

All's fair in love and war.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

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

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

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

No news is good news.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't rock the boat.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

What goes up must come down.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The best things in life are free.

Less said, soon mended.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Tomorrow never comes.

Horses for courses.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The best defence is a good offence.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Speak as you find.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Seeing is believing.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

All's well that ends well.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Bad news travels fast.

Patience is a virtue.

Cold hands, warm heart.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Time is money.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.