Small things amuse small minds.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Faith will move mountains.

It's better to give than to receive.

Life is what you make it.

Virtue is its own reward.

Tomorrow never comes.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Knowledge is power.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It goes without saying.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Look before you leap.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Give the Devil his due.

Each to their own.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Handsome is as handsome does.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

First things first.

Good things come in small packages.

Speak as you find.

No news is good news.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Pride comes before a fall.

When one door shuts, another opens.

There's no place like home.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

You reap what you sow.

No pain, no gain.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Waste not, want not.

A watched pot never boils.

A thing begun is half done.

No man is an island.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Live and learn.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You are never too old to learn.

It's the singer not the song.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Patience is a virtue.

If you build it, they will come.

Charity begins at home.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Only the good die young.

Love makes the world go round.

Make love not war.

Fight the good fight.

Every stick has two ends.

The customer is always right.

Seek and you shall find.

Share and share alike.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

East is east, and west is west.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Hide in plain sight.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Time flies.

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

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

Truth will out.

A cat has nine lives.

The show must go on.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A bad penny always turns up.

You can't take it with you.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The Devil is in the details.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There's an exception to every rule.

Money makes the world go round.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Learn to walk before you run.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Wonders will never cease.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Once a thief, always a thief.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Seize the day.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Might is right.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Make haste slowly.

Less said, soon mended.

Live and let live.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Enough is enough.

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

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

An army marches on its stomach.

Home is where the heart is.

Honesty is the best policy.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It's never too late to mend.

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

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Time will tell.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

It takes one to know one.

Slow but sure.

Opposites attract.

Time is a great healer.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Nothing new under the sun.

Practice what you preach.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

While there is life, there is hope.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Oil and water don't mix.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

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

Keep your powder dry.

Another day, another dollar.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The bigger, the better.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

One good deed deserves another.

Good talk saves the food.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Fortune favours the brave.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Manners maketh the man.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't always get what you want.

The best things in life are free.

Horses for courses.

A stitch in time saves nine.

All publicity is good publicity.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

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

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

There are two sides to every question.

Hope springs eternal.

No rest for the wicked.

All roads lead to Rome.

All's well that ends well.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Keep your chin up.

Forgive and forget.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A leopard can't change its spots.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Beggars can't be choosers.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Third time lucky.

It takes two to tango.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Half a loaf is better than none.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

All you need is love.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Revenge is sweet.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Love is blind.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Money isn't everything.

Persuasion is better than force.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Every picture tells a story.

Bad money drives out good.

There's a time and a place for everything.

To every thing there is a season.

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

A house is not a home.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Like father, like son.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

All the world loves a lover.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Silence is golden.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A good man is hard to find.

For everything there is a season.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The wages of sin is death.

Better safe than sorry.

More haste, less speed.

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

Let the buyer beware.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

All's fair in love and war.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

East, west, home's best.

Time is money.

Haste makes waste.

There's safety in numbers.

There's no time like the present.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

You can't win them all.

Fight fire with fire.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't get mad, get even.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Actions speak louder than words.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

First come, first served.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Different strokes for different folks.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You are what you eat.

Love will find a way.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Better late than never.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Silence construes consent.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Life begins at forty.

Don't rock the boat.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Great minds think alike.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

An man's home is his castle.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Physician, heal thyself.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

Everyone has their price.

The Devil looks after his own.

The truth will out.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Two heads are better than one.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

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

Business before pleasure.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Money is the root of all evil.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Paddle your own canoe.

Practice makes perfect.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Forewarned is forearmed.

What goes up must come down.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Walls have ears.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Bad news travels fast.

The more the merrier.

There's no smoke without fire.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Every dog has its day.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Crime doesn't pay.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

One hand washes the other.

God helps those who help themselves.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Beauty is only skin deep.

What goes around comes around.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Talk is cheap.

The age of miracles is past.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Out of sight, out of mind.

All things must pass.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Put your best foot forward.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

There's one born every minute.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Only fools and horses work.

Cheats never prosper.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A man is known by his friends.

The apple never falls far from the tree.