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

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

All you need is love.

Knowledge is power.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Count your blessings.

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

There's no time like the present.

An army marches on its stomach.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Love is blind.

Enough is enough.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't take it with you.

Life is what you make it.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Beware the Ides of March.

One good deed deserves another.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Every dog has its day.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The leopard does not change his spots.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All's well that ends well.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

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

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

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

Waste not, want not.

The bigger, the better.

Enough is as good as a feast.

To the victor go the spoils.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Haste makes waste.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The Devil looks after his own.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The end justifies the means.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Keep your powder dry.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Less is more.

There are two sides to every question.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Time is a great healer.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A house is not a home.

Easy come, easy go.

Look before you leap.

Oil and water don't mix.

There's safety in numbers.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A word to the wise is enough.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

No man can serve two masters.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's one born every minute.

An man's home is his castle.

Tomorrow never comes.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The exception which proves the rule.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Accidents will happen.

Pearls of wisdom.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Beggars can't be choosers.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Learn to walk before you run.

Everyone has their price.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Once bitten, twice shy.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Once a thief, always a thief.

More haste, less speed.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Less said, soon mended.

There is honour among thieves.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

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

Revenge is sweet.

All publicity is good publicity.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The best things in life are free.

Keep your chin up.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Time is money.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Third time lucky.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Walls have ears.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Money talks.

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

The more the merrier.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Love makes the world go round.

To every thing there is a season.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Let the dead bury the dead.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Opposites attract.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Wonders will never cease.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Always put your best foot forward.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Small things amuse small minds.

What goes around comes around.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Seize the day.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

He who hesitates is lost.

It's all grist to the mill.

Great minds think alike.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

The Devil is in the details.

All good things come to those that wait.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It's better to give than to receive.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Money is the root of all evil.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A cat may look at a king.

Time flies.

Every picture tells a story.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Tomorrow is another day.

Crime doesn't pay.

Bad news travels fast.

A watched pot never boils.

Each to their own.

Any port in a storm.

History repeats itself.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Love will find a way.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Live and learn.

Two heads are better than one.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Needs must when the devil drives.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Practice what you preach.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Forgive and forget.

Hope springs eternal.

Good talk saves the food.

Fortune favours the brave.

Good things come in small packages.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Charity begins at home.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Never tell tales out of school.

Share and share alike.

In the midst of life we are in death.

You can't win them all.

Ignorance is bliss.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Clothes do not make the man.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

If you build it, they will come.

First things first.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Go the extra mile.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Cheats never prosper.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

It takes two to tango.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Fight fire with fire.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

There's an exception to every rule.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

What goes up must come down.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Dead men tell no tales.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

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

Time will tell.

A good man is hard to find.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A bad penny always turns up.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

No man is an island.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The show must go on.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Moderation in all things.

Faith will move mountains.

Let bygones be bygones.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

East is east, and west is west.

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

There's no place like home.

Practice makes perfect.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A stitch in time saves nine.

God helps those who help themselves.

Speak as you find.

Truth will out.

One hand washes the other.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Honesty is the best policy.

Only the good die young.

Fight the good fight.

Better late than never.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Variety is the spice of life.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

You are what you eat.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Many hands make light work.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The pen is mightier than sword.

There's no smoke without fire.

Silence construes consent.

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

You can't always get what you want.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Pride comes before a fall.

It goes without saying.

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

It's never too late to mend.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Make love not war.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't rock the boat.

East, west, home's best.

All that glitters is not gold.

Seek and you shall find.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Might is right.

The customer is always right.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Patience is a virtue.

First come, first served.

Don't get mad, get even.

For everything there is a season.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You are never too old to learn.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Like father, like son.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Strike while the iron is hot.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

It takes one to know one.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The wages of sin is death.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Put your best foot forward.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Quid pro quo.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Good things come to those who wait.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A person is known by the company they keep.

All things must pass.

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

Even a worm will turn.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Big fish eat little fish.

All's fair in love and war.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Paddle your own canoe.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

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

Slow but sure.

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

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

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

Better safe than sorry.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Give the Devil his due.

If you can't be good, be careful.

You reap what you sow.

Hide in plain sight.

Another day, another dollar.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Live and let live.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Make haste slowly.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Misery loves company.

Talk is cheap.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Still waters run deep.

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It never rains but it pours.

Only fools and horses work.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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