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

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

Opposites attract.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't rock the boat.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Business before pleasure.

He who hesitates is lost.

Great minds think alike.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It's the singer not the song.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Time is money.

Like father, like son.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It never rains but it pours.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Time flies.

Slow but sure.

Fight the good fight.

A good man is hard to find.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Two heads are better than one.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Every dog has its day.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

All good things must come to an end.

Moderation in all things.

Time will tell.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Let bygones be bygones.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Cheats never prosper.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A man is known by his friends.

Get out while the getting is good.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Love will find a way.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Money talks.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

One hand washes the other.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Misery loves company.

No rest for the wicked.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Variety is the spice of life.

Easy come, easy go.

There's a time and a place for everything.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Laughter is the best medicine.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Give credit where credit is due.

You reap what you sow.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Better safe than sorry.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Go the extra mile.

All's well that ends well.

Speak as you find.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Tomorrow is another day.

Life is what you make it.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Every picture tells a story.

While there is life, there is hope.

Seek and you shall find.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Learn to walk before you run.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Bad news travels fast.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Possession is nine points of the law.

All roads lead to Rome.

Every stick has two ends.

No news is good news.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Good things come in small packages.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't win them all.

There's one born every minute.

Haste makes waste.

There's no time like the present.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Make haste slowly.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The Devil is in the details.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Put your best foot forward.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

What goes up must come down.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

Any port in a storm.

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

It goes without saying.

Money isn't everything.

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

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

All publicity is good publicity.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Less is more.

The truth will out.

Virtue is its own reward.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Talk is cheap.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

An army marches on its stomach.

Life begins at forty.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Half a loaf is better than none.

First things first.

You are what you eat.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Pearls of wisdom.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

For everything there is a season.

Quid pro quo.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

The more the merrier.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Live and let live.

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

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

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

More haste, less speed.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Fight fire with fire.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Always put your best foot forward.

Waste not, want not.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Keep your powder dry.

You win some, you lose some.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A golden key can open any door.

The wages of sin is death.

East is east, and west is west.

The customer is always right.

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

Truth will out.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Physician, heal thyself.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Each to their own.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Less said, soon mended.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

You can't take it with you.

What goes around comes around.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The bigger, the better.

It's never too late to mend.

Good talk saves the food.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't get mad, get even.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

The end justifies the means.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Better late than never.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Home is where the heart is.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

It's all grist to the mill.

Let well alone.

Never go to bed on an argument.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

One good deed deserves another.

Money makes the world go round.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Practice what you preach.

Ignorance is bliss.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Never tell tales out of school.

The show must go on.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

All you need is love.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Enough is enough.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

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

Count your blessings.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Time is a great healer.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Seeing is believing.

You can't always get what you want.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Live and learn.

Make love not war.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Knowledge is power.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Might is right.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Even a worm will turn.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The exception which proves the rule.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

There's no place like home.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Actions speak louder than words.

Persuasion is better than force.

Fortune favours the brave.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Revenge is sweet.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Third time lucky.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Look before you leap.

No man can serve two masters.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The age of miracles is past.

East, west, home's best.

Charity begins at home.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

All things must pass.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Hide in plain sight.

It takes two to tango.

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

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Only the good die young.

A fish always rots from the head.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

There is honour among thieves.

All the world loves a lover.

Faith will move mountains.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Seize the day.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Hope springs eternal.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

All that glitters is not gold.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Small things amuse small minds.

Nothing new under the sun.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Manners maketh the man.

Enough is as good as a feast.

There are two sides to every question.

Let the buyer beware.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Forgive and forget.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Many hands make light work.

A thing begun is half done.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

To every thing there is a season.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

No pain, no gain.

Money is the root of all evil.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Horses for courses.

Keep your chin up.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

All good things come to those that wait.

Life begins at forty.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

A house is not a home.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The best things in life are free.

A cat has nine lives.

There's safety in numbers.

Silence is golden.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

First come, first served.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Never give a sucker an even break.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.