Never speak ill of the dead.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Time will tell.

Manners maketh the man.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

For everything there is a season.

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

Love will find a way.

Revenge is sweet.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Each to their own.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The best things in life are free.

History repeats itself.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Laughter is the best medicine.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All publicity is good publicity.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

All's fair in love and war.

A word to the wise is enough.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Great minds think alike.

Nothing new under the sun.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Fight the good fight.

Seize the day.

Actions speak louder than words.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Business before pleasure.

Slow but sure.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

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

If you build it, they will come.

Fight fire with fire.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The truth will out.

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

Live and learn.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Let the dead bury the dead.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

First come, first served.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Good things come in small packages.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Time is a great healer.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Give credit where credit is due.

A golden key can open any door.

Love makes the world go round.

It goes without saying.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

All that glitters is not gold.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Quid pro quo.

Tomorrow never comes.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

All things must pass.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Make haste slowly.

A house is not a home.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Hope springs eternal.

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

East is east, and west is west.

There's safety in numbers.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Look before you leap.

Seek and you shall find.

Get out while the getting is good.

There's an exception to every rule.

The age of miracles is past.

Many hands make light work.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

First things first.

Less is more.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Even a worm will turn.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The best defence is a good offence.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Clothes do not make the man.

A cat has nine lives.

Money makes the world go round.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Knowledge is power.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Still waters run deep.

Better late than never.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Learn to walk before you run.

A man is known by his friends.

All good things come to those that wait.

The exception which proves the rule.

It takes one to know one.

Honesty is the best policy.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

All the world loves a lover.

Patience is a virtue.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Share and share alike.

The more the merrier.

Give the Devil his due.

There's no smoke without fire.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A thing begun is half done.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Crime doesn't pay.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Every picture tells a story.

You are what you eat.

Third time lucky.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Opposites attract.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Two heads are better than one.

Speak as you find.

Good things come to those who wait.

Beware the Ides of March.

Horses for courses.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Hide in plain sight.

A watched pot never boils.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Go the extra mile.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

One swallow does not a summer make.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The wages of sin is death.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Everyone has their price.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Waste not, want not.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Less said, soon mended.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Let well alone.

More haste, less speed.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A fish always rots from the head.

Silence is golden.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

What goes around comes around.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

An army marches on its stomach.

Money isn't everything.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Bad news travels fast.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Youth is wasted on the young.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Talk is cheap.

Truth will out.

An man's home is his castle.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All you need is love.

You are never too old to learn.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Practice what you preach.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't make bricks without straw.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Misery loves company.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Life begins at forty.

To the victor go the spoils.

One good deed deserves another.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Home is where the heart is.

Any port in a storm.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Another day, another dollar.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A bad penny always turns up.

Possession is nine points of the law.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Let the buyer beware.

Blood is thicker than water.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Seeing is believing.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Count your blessings.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Faith will move mountains.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All good things must come to an end.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

There's one born every minute.

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

What goes up must come down.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The early bird gets the worm.

One hand washes the other.

Small things amuse small minds.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Make love not war.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The end justifies the means.

Pearls of wisdom.

No news is good news.

It takes two to tango.

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

Silence construes consent.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

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

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

A cat may look at a king.

All roads lead to Rome.

No man can serve two masters.

You reap what you sow.

Life is what you make it.

Might is right.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

If you can't be good, be careful.

There is honour among thieves.

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

A good man is hard to find.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

All's well that ends well.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

The customer is always right.

Wonders will never cease.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Practice makes perfect.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

You can't take it with you.

Cheats never prosper.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

You can't win them all.

The bigger, the better.

The show must go on.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Moderation in all things.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Like father, like son.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

East, west, home's best.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

While there is life, there is hope.

Time flies.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Forgive and forget.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

There's no place like home.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

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

Live and let live.

Money talks.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Big fish eat little fish.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Fortune favours the brave.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Time is money.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Keep your chin up.

Physician, heal thyself.

Never give a sucker an even break.