Never tell tales out of school.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Two heads are better than one.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

A golden key can open any door.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Money is the root of all evil.

East, west, home's best.

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

The truth will out.

Time is a great healer.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Look before you leap.

It's all grist to the mill.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Walls have ears.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

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

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Give credit where credit is due.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Talk is cheap.

Live and learn.

It takes two to tango.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

No news is good news.

Enough is enough.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Tomorrow never comes.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Out of sight, out of mind.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Put your best foot forward.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

All publicity is good publicity.

What goes up must come down.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

It goes without saying.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Nine tailors make a man.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

History repeats itself.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

You are what you eat.

Quid pro quo.

Faith will move mountains.

Seeing is believing.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The age of miracles is past.

All the world loves a lover.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

One good deed deserves another.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Count your blessings.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Revenge is sweet.

Less said, soon mended.

Practice makes perfect.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Always put your best foot forward.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Opposites attract.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Make love not war.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

No man is an island.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A house is not a home.

No pain, no gain.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The end justifies the means.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Manners maketh the man.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Like father, like son.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Slow but sure.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The show must go on.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The best things in life are free.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

For everything there is a season.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Half a loaf is better than none.

You can't make bricks without straw.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Silence is golden.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Good things come in small packages.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

A watched pot never boils.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Home is where the heart is.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Time is money.

Go the extra mile.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Fight fire with fire.

The customer is always right.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Share and share alike.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Let bygones be bygones.

Patience is a virtue.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't rock the boat.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

There's one born every minute.

Good talk saves the food.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

The Devil is in the details.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Time will tell.

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

All things must pass.

Variety is the spice of life.

Charity begins at home.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

You can't win them all.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

There's safety in numbers.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

There's no time like the present.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Knowledge is power.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Better late than never.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

First come, first served.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Moderation in all things.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Hide in plain sight.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Waste not, want not.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The bigger, the better.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

All's well that ends well.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Bad news travels fast.

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.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Every picture tells a story.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Persuasion is better than force.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

All's fair in love and war.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

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

Only the good die young.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Pride comes before a fall.

The Devil looks after his own.

A man is known by his friends.

Actions speak louder than words.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Still waters run deep.

It's best to be on the safe side.

To the victor go the spoils.

Live and let live.

If you build it, they will come.

Accidents will happen.

All you need is love.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Clothes do not make the man.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Love will find a way.

It never rains but it pours.

Time flies.

A cat has nine lives.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Many hands make light work.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

All good things must come to an end.

Pearls of wisdom.

It's better to give than to receive.

Love is blind.

First things first.

Easy come, easy go.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Another day, another dollar.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You win some, you lose some.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Make haste slowly.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A picture paints a thousand words.

East is east, and west is west.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

To every thing there is a season.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Big fish eat little fish.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Nothing new under the sun.

There's no smoke without fire.

Forgive and forget.

A bad penny always turns up.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Hope springs eternal.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Everyone has their price.

More haste, less speed.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Great minds think alike.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

An army marches on its stomach.

It takes one to know one.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Third time lucky.

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

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

You can't take it with you.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

All that glitters is not gold.

One hand washes the other.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

There are two sides to every question.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Marriages are made in heaven.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Might is right.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

An man's home is his castle.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Beware the Ides of March.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

God helps those who help themselves.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You reap what you sow.

The more the merrier.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Silence construes consent.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Give the Devil his due.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Tomorrow is another day.

The wages of sin is death.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Every dog has its day.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Better safe than sorry.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Seek and you shall find.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Love makes the world go round.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's an exception to every rule.

Money isn't everything.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

What goes around comes around.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Every stick has two ends.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Blood is thicker than water.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Haste makes waste.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Fortune favours the brave.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Practice what you preach.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Less is more.

Any port in a storm.

He who hesitates is lost.

Seize the day.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

All good things come to those that wait.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's never too late to mend.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The exception which proves the rule.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Even a worm will turn.

Get out while the getting is good.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.