Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Tomorrow never comes.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Forgive and forget.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Enough is enough.

Opposites attract.

A golden key can open any door.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

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

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Every dog has its day.

Easy come, easy go.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Horses for courses.

A cat has nine lives.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Life begins at forty.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Laughter is the best medicine.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

There's no time like the present.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Actions speak louder than words.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Different strokes for different folks.

The bigger, the better.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Practice what you preach.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Manners maketh the man.

Learn to walk before you run.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The early bird gets the worm.

For everything there is a season.

Every stick has two ends.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

No man is an island.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Talk is cheap.

No news is good news.

Another day, another dollar.

Bad news travels fast.

Dead men tell no tales.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Even a worm will turn.

Speak as you find.

Money makes the world go round.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

If you build it, they will come.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Business before pleasure.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Seeing is believing.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The end justifies the means.

God helps those who help themselves.

Once bitten, twice shy.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Money talks.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Love will find a way.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

You can't take it with you.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

All publicity is good publicity.

Love is blind.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All you need is love.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A cat may look at a king.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

All things must pass.

Less is more.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You reap what you sow.

You are what you eat.

There's safety in numbers.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Never tell tales out of school.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Knowledge is power.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Small things amuse small minds.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Pearls of wisdom.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Any port in a storm.

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

Moderation in all things.

You can't always get what you want.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You win some, you lose some.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

First come, first served.

Tomorrow is another day.

Honesty is the best policy.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Oil and water don't mix.

Great minds think alike.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Go the extra mile.

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

Time flies.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Better late than never.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Every picture tells a story.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

What goes up must come down.

Silence is golden.

The best defence is a good offence.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

East is east, and west is west.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Seek and you shall find.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

All's well that ends well.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Keep your chin up.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

The customer is always right.

To the victor go the spoils.

Nine tailors make a man.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Slow but sure.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Let the buyer beware.

The Devil is in the details.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It never rains but it pours.

Ignorance is bliss.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

If the cap fits, wear it.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

First things first.

It takes two to tango.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There is honour among thieves.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Bad money drives out good.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

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

Time is money.

Better safe than sorry.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Money is the root of all evil.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

What goes around comes around.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

You can't win them all.

Still waters run deep.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't rock the boat.

While there is life, there is hope.

Quid pro quo.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Good things come to those who wait.

A watched pot never boils.

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

The wages of sin is death.

No pain, no gain.

Like father, like son.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Crime doesn't pay.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

East, west, home's best.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

The more the merrier.

It's the singer not the song.

Shrouds have no pockets.

All's fair in love and war.

Patience is a virtue.

A bad penny always turns up.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Clothes do not make the man.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

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

Time will tell.

Money isn't everything.

Let well alone.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Share and share alike.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Count your blessings.

Only the good die young.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Fight fire with fire.

Revenge is sweet.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Home is where the heart is.

Silence construes consent.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It's all grist to the mill.

Third time lucky.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

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

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Hope springs eternal.

Faith will move mountains.

Haste makes waste.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Each to their own.

The best-laid plans go astray.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Look before you leap.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Get out while the getting is good.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Seize the day.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Accidents will happen.

Enough is as good as a feast.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

The show must go on.

Good things come in small packages.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Everyone has their price.

Fight the good fight.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Only fools and horses work.

Never give a sucker an even break.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Charity begins at home.

Make love not war.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Might is right.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Love makes the world go round.

Wonders will never cease.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There's one born every minute.

Give the Devil his due.

The best things in life are free.

Live and learn.

Many hands make light work.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

A good man is hard to find.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Waste not, want not.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

It goes without saying.

One good deed deserves another.

Live and let live.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

One hand washes the other.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Put your best foot forward.

There are two sides to every question.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The truth will out.

It takes one to know one.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Cold hands, warm heart.