Slow and steady wins the race.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Manners maketh the man.

Different strokes for different folks.

What can't be cured must be endured.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The age of miracles is past.

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

If you build it, they will come.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Christmas comes but once a year.

It goes without saying.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Time is a great healer.

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

There's no place like home.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Talk is cheap.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

All's well that ends well.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Keep your chin up.

Count your blessings.

All the world loves a lover.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Less is more.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

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

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Tomorrow never comes.

The truth will out.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Charity begins at home.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Money talks.

Misery loves company.

Tomorrow is another day.

Better safe than sorry.

All good things must come to an end.

All things must pass.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A cat may look at a king.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It takes two to tango.

Always put your best foot forward.

Birds of a feather flock together.

East, west, home's best.

While there is life, there is hope.

Actions speak louder than words.

Money is the root of all evil.

Better late than never.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

No rest for the wicked.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It's all grist to the mill.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It never rains but it pours.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

An man's home is his castle.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Good things come to those who wait.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Walls have ears.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Enough is enough.

First things first.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Truth will out.

A bad penny always turns up.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Life is what you make it.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Seeing is believing.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

The show must go on.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Great minds think alike.

Patience is a virtue.

First come, first served.

Quid pro quo.

Love makes the world go round.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

You can't win them all.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Life begins at forty.

Hope springs eternal.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Good things come in small packages.

A thing begun is half done.

The more the merrier.

There's one born every minute.

Third time lucky.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Silence construes consent.

To every thing there is a season.

For everything there is a season.

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

Waste not, want not.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The customer is always right.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Money makes the world go round.

It takes one to know one.

Each to their own.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Everyone has their price.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Good talk saves the food.

Only fools and horses work.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Might is right.

There's no fool like an old fool.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Horses for courses.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

You can't always get what you want.

Let bygones be bygones.

Physician, heal thyself.

No pain, no gain.

Crime doesn't pay.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

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

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Time will tell.

All roads lead to Rome.

It's better to give than to receive.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Accidents will happen.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Beware the Ides of March.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

A cat has nine lives.

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

Bad news travels fast.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Even a worm will turn.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Haste makes waste.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

The best things in life are free.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fight fire with fire.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

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

Pearls of wisdom.

There's no time like the present.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

You reap what you sow.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A house is not a home.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Every dog has its day.

Live and let live.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Knowledge is power.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The end justifies the means.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fight the good fight.

Moderation in all things.

Keep your powder dry.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Let well alone.

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

Like father, like son.

Let the buyer beware.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Children and fools tell the truth.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't throw good money after bad.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

You are what you eat.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All's fair in love and war.

Faith will move mountains.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's safety in numbers.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

There is honour among thieves.

Put your best foot forward.

Practice what you preach.

You win some, you lose some.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

What goes around comes around.

He who hesitates is lost.

Variety is the spice of life.

Love will find a way.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Seize the day.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The exception which proves the rule.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Only the good die young.

Time flies.

Don't rock the boat.

Fortune favours the brave.

Learn to walk before you run.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The best defence is a good offence.

Many hands make light work.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Never tell tales out of school.

Money isn't everything.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Time is money.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Curiosity killed the cat.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Seek and you shall find.

You can't take it with you.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

No man is an island.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

An army marches on its stomach.

Any port in a storm.

One good deed deserves another.

If you can't be good, be careful.

All good things come to those that wait.

Make haste slowly.

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

Silence is golden.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Opposites attract.

No man can serve two masters.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Persuasion is better than force.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Slow but sure.

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

More haste, less speed.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Wonders will never cease.

The wages of sin is death.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A good man is hard to find.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

Share and share alike.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A golden key can open any door.

A watched pot never boils.

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

One hand washes the other.

History repeats itself.

A fish always rots from the head.

The Devil is in the details.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Go the extra mile.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Ignorance is bliss.

The bigger, the better.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Revenge is sweet.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Practice makes perfect.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Live and learn.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Speak as you find.

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

You reap what you sow.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Clothes do not make the man.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Good things come to those who wait.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Out of sight, out of mind.