Don't sweat the small stuff.

You reap what you sow.

There's no time like the present.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The end justifies the means.

Silence is golden.

Live and learn.

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

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

A cat has nine lives.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There's safety in numbers.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

No pain, no gain.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Beware the Ides of March.

Life is what you make it.

A good man is hard to find.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The best defence is a good offence.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

First come, first served.

Honesty is the best policy.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Wonders will never cease.

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

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

Two heads are better than one.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

All's fair in love and war.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Money makes the world go round.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

It's all grist to the mill.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

All good things must come to an end.

Great minds think alike.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The bigger, the better.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Every dog has its day.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't rock the boat.

All publicity is good publicity.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A picture paints a thousand words.

What goes around comes around.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Third time lucky.

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

Waste not, want not.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Love will find a way.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Make haste slowly.

Let well alone.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Walls have ears.

Make love not war.

The pen is mightier than sword.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Put your best foot forward.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The best things in life are free.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

A man is known by his friends.

The best-laid plans go astray.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

No rest for the wicked.

The age of miracles is past.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can't take it with you.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

To the victor go the spoils.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Always put your best foot forward.

While there is life, there is hope.

No man can serve two masters.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Let the dead bury the dead.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Time is a great healer.

More haste, less speed.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Count your blessings.

Time will tell.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

History repeats itself.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Cheats never prosper.

Better late than never.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A fish always rots from the head.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Might is right.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Get out while the getting is good.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Easy come, easy go.

Faith will move mountains.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Money isn't everything.

Cold hands, warm heart.

To every thing there is a season.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Seeing is believing.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Charity begins at home.

Love is blind.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Clothes do not make the man.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Any port in a storm.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

One hand washes the other.

Only the good die young.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A golden key can open any door.

For everything there is a season.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love makes the world go round.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Accidents will happen.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A word to the wise is enough.

Good things come in small packages.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Money talks.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Tomorrow is another day.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Let bygones be bygones.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

An army marches on its stomach.

Give the Devil his due.

All you need is love.

Forgive and forget.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Different strokes for different folks.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

You can't win them all.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

You are never too old to learn.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Revenge is sweet.

You are what you eat.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

It's the singer not the song.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Pride comes before a fall.

Physician, heal thyself.

No man is an island.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Less is more.

Moderation in all things.

He who hesitates is lost.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Go the extra mile.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Even a worm will turn.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Crime doesn't pay.

The more the merrier.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Truth will out.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

There's one born every minute.

Another day, another dollar.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Opposites attract.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Every picture tells a story.

The customer is always right.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

All things must pass.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Good things come to those who wait.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

All good things come to those that wait.

Pearls of wisdom.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Everyone has their price.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Each to their own.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Variety is the spice of life.

Look before you leap.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Ignorance is bliss.

Every stick has two ends.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

What goes up must come down.

Fortune favours the brave.

Fight the good fight.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It takes one to know one.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

If you build it, they will come.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The early bird gets the worm.

It's never too late to mend.

Fight fire with fire.

Blood is thicker than water.

Talk is cheap.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Seek and you shall find.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

It takes two to tango.

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

A cat may look at a king.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Slow but sure.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The truth will out.

Never tell tales out of school.

Actions speak louder than words.

Enough is enough.

Manners maketh the man.

Virtue is its own reward.

A thing begun is half done.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Quid pro quo.

Misery loves company.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Bad news travels fast.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The show must go on.

Hope springs eternal.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Live and let live.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Less said, soon mended.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Business before pleasure.

Let the buyer beware.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

You can't always get what you want.

Bad money drives out good.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There are two sides to every question.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It goes without saying.

Share and share alike.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Beauty is only skin deep.

Hide in plain sight.

Still waters run deep.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

No news is good news.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The Devil looks after his own.

Like father, like son.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

There's no place like home.

The Devil is in the details.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Haste makes waste.

The wages of sin is death.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

East, west, home's best.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Paddle your own canoe.

Any port in a storm.

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

Horses for courses.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Speak as you find.

Silence construes consent.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Nine tailors make a man.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There's a time and a place for everything.