doubtBeware of Greeks bearing giftsBig fish eat little fishBirds of a feather flock togetherBlood is thicker than waterBoys will

be boysBrevity is the soul of witBusiness before pleasureCaesar's wife must be above suspicionCharity begins at homeCheats never prosperChildren should be seen and not heardCleanliness is next to godlinessClothes make the manCold hands, warm heartComparisons are odiousCount you blessingsCowards may die many times before their deathCrime doesn't payCut your coat to suit your clothDead men tell no talesDevil take the hindmostDiscretion is the better part of valourDo as I say, not as I doDo as you would be done byDo unto others as you would have them do unto youDon't bite the hand that feeds youDon't burn your bridges behind youDon't change horses in midstreamDon't count your chickens before they are hatchedDon't cross the bridge till you come to itDon't cut off your nose to spite your faceDon't keep a dog and bark yourself Don't let the bastards grind you downDon't look a gift horse in the mouthDon't meet troubles half-wayDon't put all your eggs in one basketDon't put the cart before the horseDon't put new wine into old bottlesDon't rock the boatDon't spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tarDon't throw pearls to swineDon't teach your Grandma to suck eggsDon't throw the baby out with the bathwaterDon't try to walk before you can crawlDon't upset the apple-cartDon't wash your dirty linen in publicDoubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wiseEast is east, and west is westEast, west, home's bestEasy come, easy goEat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we dieEmpty vessels make the most noiseEnough is as good as a feastEnough is enoughEven a worm will turnEvery cloud has a silver liningEvery dog has his dayEvery Jack has his JillEvery little helpsEvery man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmostEvery man has his priceEvery picture tells a storyEvery stick has two endsEverybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to dieFact is stranger than fictionFailing to plan is planning to failFaint heart never won fair ladyFair exchange is no robberyFaith will move mountainsFamiliarity breeds contemptFeed a cold and starve a feverFight fire with fireFinders keepers, losers weepersFine words butter no parsnipsFirst come, first servedFirst impressions are the most lastingFirst things firstFish always stinks from the head downwardsFish and guests smell after three daysFlattery will get you nowhereFools rush in where angels fear to treadFor want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost;and for want of a horse the man was lostForewarned is forearmedFortune favours the braveFrom the sublime to the ridiculous is only one stepGenius is an infinite capacity for taking painsGive a dog a bad name and hang himGive a man rope enough and he will hang himself Give credit where credit is dueGod helps those who help themselvesGood fences make good neighboursGood talk saves the foodGood things come to those who wait Great minds think alikeHalf a loaf is better than no breadHandsome is as handsome doesHard cases make bad lawHard work never did anyone any harmHaste makes wasteHe that goes a-

borrowing, goes a-sorrowingHe who can does, he who cannot, teachesHe who fights and runs away, may live to fight another dayHe who hesitates is lostHe who laughs last laughs longestHe who lives by the sword shall die by the swordHe who pays the piper calls the tuneHe who sups with the Devil should have a long spoonHell hath no fury like a woman scornedHindsight is always twenty-twentyHistory repeats itself Home is where the heart isHonesty is the best policyHope springs eternalHorses for coursesIf anything can go wrong, it willIf a job is worth doing it is worth doing wellIf at first you don't succeed try, try and try againIf God had meant us to fly he'd have given us wingsIf ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkersIf life deals you lemons, make lemonadeIf the cap fits, wear itIf the mountain won't come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go tothe mountainIf wishes were horses beggars would rideIf you can't be good, be carefulIf you can't beat em, join emIf you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchenIf you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleasIf you pay peanuts, you get monkeysIf you want a thing done well, do it yourself Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryIn for a penny, in for a poundIn the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is kingIn the midst of life we are in deathInto every life a little rain must fallIt goes without sayingIt is best to be on the safe sideIt is better to give than to receiveIt is easy to be wise after the eventIt never rains but it poursIt takes a thief to catch a thief