Blessed are the peacemakers.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Clothes do not make the man.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Better safe than sorry.

A cat has nine lives.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Everyone has their price.

No man is an island.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Pearls of wisdom.

Patience is a virtue.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Tomorrow is another day.

Money talks.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There is honour among thieves.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Wonders will never cease.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Knowledge is power.

Misery loves company.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Bad news travels fast.

Life begins at forty.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The truth will out.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Tomorrow never comes.

Home is where the heart is.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

No pain, no gain.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

One good deed deserves another.

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

An man's home is his castle.

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

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

A good man is hard to find.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Nine tailors make a man.

Big fish eat little fish.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A man is known by his friends.

Good fences make good neighbours.

East, west, home's best.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

When one door shuts, another opens.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The exception which proves the rule.

Crime doesn't pay.

The more the merrier.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Less said, soon mended.

Children and fools tell the truth.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Talk is cheap.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Every stick has two ends.

Go the extra mile.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Beware the Ides of March.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Time is a great healer.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Seize the day.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Slow but sure.

All you need is love.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Actions speak louder than words.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Walls have ears.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

There's no time like the present.

Count your blessings.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The customer is always right.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

You are never too old to learn.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Let well alone.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

God helps those who help themselves.

Fight fire with fire.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A fish always rots from the head.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It's never too late to mend.

Money is the root of all evil.

Waste not, want not.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There's no smoke without fire.

Silence construes consent.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't get mad, get even.

Make haste slowly.

A house is not a home.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You can't always get what you want.

The leopard does not change his spots.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Keep your chin up.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Quid pro quo.

No news is good news.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

More haste, less speed.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Easy come, easy go.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Two heads are better than one.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Manners maketh the man.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Oil and water don't mix.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The wages of sin is death.

You are what you eat.

First things first.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Time is money.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Love is blind.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A new broom sweeps clean.

What goes around comes around.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Give credit where credit is due.

A cat may look at a king.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Business before pleasure.

Forgive and forget.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Revenge is sweet.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The best things in life are free.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Practice what you preach.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

It takes one to know one.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Fortune favours the brave.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

No rest for the wicked.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Horses for courses.

Hide in plain sight.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Love will find a way.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Man does not live by bread alone.

There's safety in numbers.

Variety is the spice of life.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It's better to give than to receive.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Seek and you shall find.

Virtue is its own reward.

Let the buyer beware.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

All roads lead to Rome.

Keep your powder dry.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Charity begins at home.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

There's an exception to every rule.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Make love not war.

It's the singer not the song.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Each to their own.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Every dog has its day.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

There's one born every minute.

First come, first served.

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

For everything there is a season.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Money isn't everything.

A thing begun is half done.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Cheats never prosper.

Good things come in small packages.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Moderation in all things.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Dead men tell no tales.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

There's no place like home.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Truth will out.

Never tell tales out of school.

Great minds think alike.

Fight the good fight.

Give the Devil his due.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

East is east, and west is west.

Physician, heal thyself.

Haste makes waste.

Any port in a storm.

It goes without saying.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Always put your best foot forward.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Let bygones be bygones.

Good talk saves the food.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The show must go on.

Blood is thicker than water.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

History repeats itself.

Live and learn.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

All that glitters is not gold.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

All things must pass.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Learn to walk before you run.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Time will tell.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

You can't win them all.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Life is what you make it.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Less is more.

The Devil is in the details.

Ignorance is bliss.

Seeing is believing.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Another day, another dollar.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Like father, like son.

You can't take it with you.

No man can serve two masters.

You reap what you sow.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All publicity is good publicity.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

It takes two to tango.

Better late than never.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Speak as you find.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Silence is golden.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Live and let live.

The early bird gets the worm.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Look before you leap.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

If you can't be good, be careful.

All the world loves a lover.

Enough is enough.

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

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

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

All's well that ends well.

Even a worm will turn.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If you build it, they will come.

To every thing there is a season.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A miss is as good as a mile.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Small things amuse small minds.

Many hands make light work.

The end justifies the means.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Might is right.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Third time lucky.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Only the good die young.

The best defence is a good offence.

The bigger, the better.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.