Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

If the cap fits, wear it.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Look before you leap.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Love makes the world go round.

One good deed deserves another.

Make haste slowly.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The best things in life are free.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A word to the wise is enough.

All roads lead to Rome.

There is honour among thieves.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Go the extra mile.

The more the merrier.

There's one born every minute.

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

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

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

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

It takes one to know one.

Many hands make light work.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Dead men tell no tales.

Money talks.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Seize the day.

Live and learn.

The bigger, the better.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Better late than never.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Love will find a way.

You reap what you sow.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Let bygones be bygones.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Practice what you preach.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

No pain, no gain.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The early bird gets the worm.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Let the buyer beware.

Christmas comes but once a year.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It's all grist to the mill.

East is east, and west is west.

Like father, like son.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

You can't win them all.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A fish always rots from the head.

All the world loves a lover.

Every picture tells a story.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

More haste, less speed.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Ignorance is bliss.

God helps those who help themselves.

What goes around comes around.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Business before pleasure.

Might is right.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A cat may look at a king.

First come, first served.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Even a worm will turn.

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

It goes without saying.

There's no place like home.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

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

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Home is where the heart is.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Forgive and forget.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Haste makes waste.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

No rest for the wicked.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A miss is as good as a mile.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Money isn't everything.

All you need is love.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Count your blessings.

Enough is enough.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't get mad, get even.

Children and fools tell the truth.

All things must pass.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Time is a great healer.

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

Every dog has its day.

A man is known by his friends.

Easy come, easy go.

Nothing new under the sun.

Bad news travels fast.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Honesty is the best policy.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Give credit where credit is due.

Make hay while the sun shines.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Cheats never prosper.

Keep your chin up.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Less said, soon mended.

Marriages are made in heaven.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Talk is cheap.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't change horses in midstream.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Charity begins at home.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The Devil looks after his own.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Faith will move mountains.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Truth will out.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Another day, another dollar.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

What goes up must come down.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Hope springs eternal.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

To every thing there is a season.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

East, west, home's best.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Misery loves company.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Learn to walk before you run.

Every stick has two ends.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Virtue is its own reward.

Share and share alike.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Practice makes perfect.

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

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

Opposites attract.

No news is good news.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

No man is an island.

Moderation in all things.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Fight the good fight.

Tomorrow never comes.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Time flies.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A good man is hard to find.

Never speak ill of the dead.

All that glitters is not gold.

You can't take it with you.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Big fish eat little fish.

Life is what you make it.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Let the dead bury the dead.

One hand washes the other.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Less is more.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Quid pro quo.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Walls have ears.

Silence is golden.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Only the good die young.

Seeing is believing.

Bad money drives out good.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Good things come to those who wait.

You are never too old to learn.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Never give a sucker an even break.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Physician, heal thyself.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Let well alone.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Clothes do not make the man.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Make love not war.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You win some, you lose some.

An army marches on its stomach.

An man's home is his castle.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Time will tell.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Any port in a storm.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Actions speak louder than words.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Everyone has their price.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The best defence is a good offence.

Never tell tales out of school.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Waste not, want not.

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

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The truth will out.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Wonders will never cease.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Put your best foot forward.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Slow but sure.

A poor worker blames the tools.

All's fair in love and war.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't rock the boat.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

First things first.

Give the Devil his due.

First impressions are the most lasting.

All good things must come to an end.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It's the singer not the song.

Still waters run deep.

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

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Better safe than sorry.

It takes two to tango.

Silence construes consent.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A cat has nine lives.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Knowledge is power.

Live and let live.

Manners maketh the man.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Time is money.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Each to their own.

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

Keep your powder dry.

The exception which proves the rule.

You can't always get what you want.

Crime doesn't pay.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Patience is a virtue.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

While there is life, there is hope.

There's no time like the present.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Third time lucky.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Little pitchers have big ears.

No man can serve two masters.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Accidents will happen.

Keep your chin up.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A place for everything and everything in its place.