You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Hide in plain sight.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

There's no place like home.

Business before pleasure.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Life begins at forty.

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

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You reap what you sow.

Time will tell.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Seeing is believing.

Many hands make light work.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

East, west, home's best.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Look before you leap.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Accidents will happen.

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

Better late than never.

Children should be seen and not heard.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Everyone has their price.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Manners maketh the man.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Clothes do not make the man.

Give credit where credit is due.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You win some, you lose some.

Honesty is the best policy.

Keep your chin up.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

If you build it, they will come.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Walls have ears.

Good things come in small packages.

Two heads are better than one.

Different strokes for different folks.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A bad penny always turns up.

Ignorance is bliss.

Let the buyer beware.

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

There's one born every minute.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Misery loves company.

All the world loves a lover.

Less is more.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Forgive and forget.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A stitch in time saves nine.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Each to their own.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Less said, soon mended.

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

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

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Virtue is its own reward.

Knowledge is power.

In the midst of life we are in death.

All you need is love.

A watched pot never boils.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Big fish eat little fish.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Waste not, want not.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

All things must pass.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The customer is always right.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Slow but sure.

A word to the wise is enough.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Haste makes waste.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The wages of sin is death.

Small things amuse small minds.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

An man's home is his castle.

It goes without saying.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

Good things come to those who wait.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Nine tailors make a man.

Quid pro quo.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

To the victor go the spoils.

Laughter is the best medicine.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A cat has nine lives.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Live and learn.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Silence construes consent.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Hope springs eternal.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Oil and water don't mix.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The exception which proves the rule.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Tomorrow is another day.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

What can't be cured must be endured.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Once a thief, always a thief.

One good deed deserves another.

Enough is enough.

Love is blind.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Put your best foot forward.

Money talks.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Make love not war.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Another day, another dollar.

First things first.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Physician, heal thyself.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You are what you eat.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Beware the Ides of March.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't take it with you.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

No man can serve two masters.

Better safe than sorry.

Once bitten, twice shy.

One hand washes the other.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

All that glitters is not gold.

Birds of a feather flock together.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Never tell tales out of school.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Home is where the heart is.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Good talk saves the food.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Great minds think alike.

There's no smoke without fire.

Time is a great healer.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Opposites attract.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The best defence is a good offence.

Time flies.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Money isn't everything.

Let well alone.

It's all grist to the mill.

It takes one to know one.

No pain, no gain.

Nothing new under the sun.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

All's well that ends well.

Charity begins at home.

A house is not a home.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Let the dead bury the dead.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Love will find a way.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Bad money drives out good.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

More haste, less speed.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A thing begun is half done.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Practice what you preach.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

All's fair in love and war.

An army marches on its stomach.

Might is right.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Keep your powder dry.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

The bigger, the better.

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

Count your blessings.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Cheats never prosper.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Seek and you shall find.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

The best things in life are free.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Give the Devil his due.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Love makes the world go round.

There is honour among thieves.

Make haste slowly.

Don't rock the boat.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Time is money.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Still waters run deep.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The Devil is in the details.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The show must go on.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

A cat may look at a king.

Silence is golden.

For everything there is a season.

East is east, and west is west.

Fight the good fight.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Horses for courses.

The age of miracles is past.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All publicity is good publicity.

What goes up must come down.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

What goes around comes around.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Faith will move mountains.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

It never rains but it pours.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A good man is hard to find.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A golden key can open any door.

Money makes the world go round.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Get out while the getting is good.

Seize the day.

Share and share alike.

Even a worm will turn.

Actions speak louder than words.

Truth will out.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Every dog has its day.

The early bird gets the worm.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Third time lucky.

Let bygones be bygones.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

All roads lead to Rome.

Revenge is sweet.

Persuasion is better than force.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Bad news travels fast.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Live and let live.

It takes two to tango.

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

The more the merrier.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Like father, like son.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Paddle your own canoe.

Easy come, easy go.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

No news is good news.

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

The end justifies the means.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

No man is an island.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Attack is the best form of defence.