Time and tide wait for no one.

Laughter is the best medicine.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A fish always rots from the head.

Time is money.

Fight the good fight.

Life is what you make it.

There are two sides to every question.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

First impressions are the most lasting.

First things first.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Moderation in all things.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Keep your chin up.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Let bygones be bygones.

Charity begins at home.

You can't always get what you want.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Opposites attract.

Less is more.

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

All's well that ends well.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It goes without saying.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

All the world loves a lover.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

God helps those who help themselves.

Money is the root of all evil.

Cold hands, warm heart.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

You are what you eat.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

No news is good news.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

To the victor go the spoils.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Truth will out.

Make love not war.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

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

Less said, soon mended.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Easy come, easy go.

You can't take it with you.

Don't get mad, get even.

Like father, like son.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Manners maketh the man.

There's no smoke without fire.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Each to their own.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Better safe than sorry.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Talk is cheap.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

A watched pot never boils.

All good things must come to an end.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A cat has nine lives.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

The wages of sin is death.

An man's home is his castle.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Nothing succeeds like success.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Misery loves company.

Good things come in small packages.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Pride comes before a fall.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

If you build it, they will come.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

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

Speak as you find.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Keep your powder dry.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Still waters run deep.

Crime doesn't pay.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The customer is always right.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Seize the day.

Tomorrow is another day.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Only fools and horses work.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Time flies.

Share and share alike.

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

First come, first served.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There's no place like home.

Blood is thicker than water.

Accidents will happen.

All that glitters is not gold.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

You can't win them all.

A stitch in time saves nine.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Time will tell.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The age of miracles is past.

Never tell tales out of school.

Different strokes for different folks.

Let the buyer beware.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Wonders will never cease.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's a time and a place for everything.

History repeats itself.

Good things come to those who wait.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Enough is as good as a feast.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Practice what you preach.

More haste, less speed.

Live and let live.

Learn to walk before you run.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Big fish eat little fish.

Every dog has its day.

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

Money isn't everything.

You are never too old to learn.

For everything there is a season.

It's the singer not the song.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Knowledge is power.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Beware the Ides of March.

Children and fools tell the truth.

There's one born every minute.

It never rains but it pours.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

One hand washes the other.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

All publicity is good publicity.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Horses for courses.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Great minds think alike.

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

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

Count your blessings.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

All things must pass.

To every thing there is a season.

Love will find a way.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The best things in life are free.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

What goes around comes around.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

The bigger, the better.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Money talks.

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

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

The show must go on.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

There is honour among thieves.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There's an exception to every rule.

Bad news travels fast.

Seeing is believing.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Haste makes waste.

Quid pro quo.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Fight fire with fire.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Look before you leap.

All roads lead to Rome.

Walls have ears.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Give the Devil his due.

Business before pleasure.

A golden key can open any door.

Clothes do not make the man.

Good talk saves the food.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Ignorance is bliss.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It takes two to tango.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A house is not a home.

A thing begun is half done.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Love is blind.

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

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Enough is enough.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Always put your best foot forward.

Home is where the heart is.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Hide in plain sight.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Hope springs eternal.

Slow but sure.

Go the extra mile.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The Devil is in the details.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Life begins at forty.

No pain, no gain.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Seek and you shall find.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It's better to give than to receive.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fortune favours the brave.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Pearls of wisdom.

There's safety in numbers.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Many hands make light work.

Don't rock the boat.

No man is an island.

Everyone has their price.

Might is right.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Paddle your own canoe.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Revenge is sweet.

Practice makes perfect.

Any port in a storm.

Variety is the spice of life.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Third time lucky.

There's no time like the present.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Faith will move mountains.

No rest for the wicked.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Make haste slowly.

Honesty is the best policy.

Love makes the world go round.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

The more the merrier.

Better late than never.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Waste not, want not.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

All's fair in love and war.

It takes one to know one.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You reap what you sow.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

One good deed deserves another.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Even a worm will turn.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

East is east, and west is west.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Forgive and forget.

Live and learn.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Let well alone.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.