Nature abhors a vacuum.

All the world loves a lover.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It takes one to know one.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

East is east, and west is west.

Look before you leap.

A cat has nine lives.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The more the merrier.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Patience is a virtue.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Let well alone.

No pain, no gain.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You are what you eat.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Different strokes for different folks.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Time will tell.

Nine tailors make a man.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Moderation in all things.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Physician, heal thyself.

Big fish eat little fish.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The Devil looks after his own.

Every dog has its day.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You can't always get what you want.

You can't make bricks without straw.

First come, first served.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Another day, another dollar.

Everyone has their price.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A cat may look at a king.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

One good deed deserves another.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Slow but sure.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

History repeats itself.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Let the buyer beware.

A thing begun is half done.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Live and learn.

Pearls of wisdom.

Keep your chin up.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Easy come, easy go.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The early bird gets the worm.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Good fences make good neighbours.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Charity begins at home.

The best defence is a good offence.

All things must pass.

All publicity is good publicity.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Make haste slowly.

There is honour among thieves.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Truth will out.

Marriages are made in heaven.

East, west, home's best.

Quid pro quo.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Money talks.

Accidents will happen.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It's never too late to mend.

Each to their own.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

Love makes the world go round.

Birds of a feather flock together.

There's no place like home.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Silence construes consent.

For everything there is a season.

Hope springs eternal.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Money isn't everything.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

There's one born every minute.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Good talk saves the food.

Time is money.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Go the extra mile.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

There's no time like the present.

Forgive and forget.

He who hesitates is lost.

Only the good die young.

Learn to walk before you run.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

All that glitters is not gold.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Speak as you find.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Practice makes perfect.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A man is known by his friends.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The bigger, the better.

There's safety in numbers.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Walls have ears.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't get mad, get even.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

An man's home is his castle.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A house is not a home.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The age of miracles is past.

Many hands make light work.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Better safe than sorry.

Seek and you shall find.

All's well that ends well.

All good things must come to an end.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Time flies.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Grief divided is made lighter.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Give credit where credit is due.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You are never too old to learn.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Put your best foot forward.

The Devil is in the details.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Fight fire with fire.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Great minds think alike.

Even a worm will turn.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Live and let live.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Life is what you make it.

Make love not war.

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

Seeing is believing.

The best things in life are free.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Share and share alike.

You reap what you sow.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Blood is thicker than water.

Never tell tales out of school.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

The customer is always right.

Count your blessings.

A word to the wise is enough.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Always put your best foot forward.

Practice what you preach.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Still waters run deep.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All's fair in love and war.

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

What goes up must come down.

Persuasion is better than force.

Two heads are better than one.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Life begins at forty.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

What goes around comes around.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

If you build it, they will come.

Enough is enough.

Christmas comes but once a year.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Knowledge is power.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Time is a great healer.

Horses for courses.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The end justifies the means.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Less is more.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You can't take it with you.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Business before pleasure.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A bad penny always turns up.

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

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

No man can serve two masters.

Fight the good fight.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Pride comes before a fall.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Wonders will never cease.

Bad news travels fast.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

No rest for the wicked.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Waste not, want not.

It takes two to tango.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

No news is good news.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

An army marches on its stomach.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Virtue is its own reward.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Silence is golden.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

One hand washes the other.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

While there is life, there is hope.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Good things come to those who wait.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A golden key can open any door.

Tomorrow is another day.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Let bygones be bygones.

Third time lucky.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The show must go on.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Love is blind.

Revenge is sweet.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Misery loves company.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Ignorance is bliss.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

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

Better late than never.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Beware the Ides of March.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Dead men tell no tales.

Small things amuse small minds.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A watched pot never boils.

Actions speak louder than words.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It goes without saying.

More haste, less speed.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

You win some, you lose some.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Seize the day.