The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Bad news travels fast.

A cat may look at a king.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Speak as you find.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Like father, like son.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Give the Devil his due.

Charity begins at home.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The customer is always right.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Enough is as good as a feast.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

What goes up must come down.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Better late than never.

It takes two to tango.

Make haste slowly.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

If you build it, they will come.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

All you need is love.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Keep your powder dry.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

You can't always get what you want.

A bad penny always turns up.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

There's safety in numbers.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Seek and you shall find.

First things first.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Dead men tell no tales.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't get mad, get even.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Fight fire with fire.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Cheats never prosper.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Truth will out.

Moderation in all things.

No man is an island.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Many hands make light work.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Good things come in small packages.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Needs must when the devil drives.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Slow but sure.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

For everything there is a season.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Business before pleasure.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Only fools and horses work.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Quid pro quo.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Practice makes perfect.

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

All good things must come to an end.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

Any port in a storm.

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

Talk is cheap.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Haste makes waste.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Always put your best foot forward.

Count your blessings.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Make love not war.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

Forgive and forget.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Revenge is sweet.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Small things amuse small minds.

Live and let live.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Life is what you make it.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A person is known by the company they keep.

All publicity is good publicity.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can't take it with you.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Good talk saves the food.

You win some, you lose some.

No news is good news.

Go the extra mile.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Misery loves company.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Put your best foot forward.

Love makes the world go round.

It takes one to know one.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It's all grist to the mill.

Accidents will happen.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Only the good die young.

East, west, home's best.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The Devil is in the details.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A thing begun is half done.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Tomorrow is another day.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Easy come, easy go.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There's an exception to every rule.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The early bird gets the worm.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Learn to walk before you run.

The best defence is a good offence.

Practice what you preach.

It goes without saying.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Pride comes before a fall.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

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

There's one born every minute.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

East is east, and west is west.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

You reap what you sow.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The best things in life are free.

Keep your chin up.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Money isn't everything.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Less said, soon mended.

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

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Ignorance is bliss.

The exception which proves the rule.

Clothes do not make the man.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The truth will out.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Fight the good fight.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Money talks.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Wonders will never cease.

All's fair in love and war.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Pearls of wisdom.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

Silence construes consent.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

The show must go on.

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

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

All the world loves a lover.

Seize the day.

Every dog has its day.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Time flies.

Beware the Ides of March.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

No pain, no gain.

Great minds think alike.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Tomorrow never comes.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You are never too old to learn.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

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

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Little pitchers have big ears.

First come, first served.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Love will find a way.

All's well that ends well.

Waste not, want not.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Life begins at forty.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Less is more.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Different strokes for different folks.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Live and learn.

Third time lucky.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Everyone has their price.

Time will tell.

To every thing there is a season.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You can have too much of a good thing.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Walls have ears.

Better safe than sorry.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Still waters run deep.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A house is not a home.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Physician, heal thyself.

There's no time like the present.

The wages of sin is death.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

What goes around comes around.

God helps those who help themselves.

Give credit where credit is due.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Look before you leap.

Good things come to those who wait.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Faith will move mountains.

Home is where the heart is.

All good things come to those that wait.

Might is right.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Manners maketh the man.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A golden key can open any door.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Love is blind.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

There is honour among thieves.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Each to their own.

An man's home is his castle.

A man is known by his friends.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Let the dead bury the dead.

No rest for the wicked.

Time is money.

Paddle your own canoe.

Let well alone.

All things must pass.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Two heads are better than one.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Opposites attract.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You are what you eat.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

History repeats itself.

Fortune favours the brave.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

The more the merrier.

Crime doesn't pay.

Once bitten, twice shy.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

All that glitters is not gold.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Silence is golden.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.