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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Truth will out.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fight fire with fire.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Every stick has two ends.

Revenge is sweet.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The customer is always right.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Time is money.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You can't take it with you.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Live and let live.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

No man is an island.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

More haste, less speed.

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

Good talk saves the food.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Never go to bed on an argument.

He who hesitates is lost.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Better late than never.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

God helps those who help themselves.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Nothing new under the sun.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Waste not, want not.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Bad money drives out good.

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

East is east, and west is west.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Love will find a way.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A good man is hard to find.

A picture paints a thousand words.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A house is not a home.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Oil and water don't mix.

There's no place like home.

Practice what you preach.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A cat may look at a king.

You are never too old to learn.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Man does not live by bread alone.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All roads lead to Rome.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Home is where the heart is.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

There's no time like the present.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Haste makes waste.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

A thing begun is half done.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Keep your chin up.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Let the buyer beware.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Great minds think alike.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

For everything there is a season.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The show must go on.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

It takes two to tango.

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

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

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

All things must pass.

The bigger, the better.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The truth will out.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Stupid is as stupid does.

All's fair in love and war.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

There's safety in numbers.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Fight the good fight.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

The best things in life are free.

The exception which proves the rule.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

All you need is love.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Even a worm will turn.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Silence is golden.

East, west, home's best.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Speak as you find.

Patience is a virtue.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

To the victor go the spoils.

The more the merrier.

You can't always get what you want.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

No news is good news.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It's the singer not the song.

First things first.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Easy come, easy go.

Moderation in all things.

Crime doesn't pay.

Bad news travels fast.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A bad penny always turns up.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There is no accounting for tastes.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Less said, soon mended.

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

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

It takes one to know one.

There are two sides to every question.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

You win some, you lose some.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Manners maketh the man.

Tomorrow never comes.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A fish always rots from the head.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Virtue is its own reward.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Grief divided is made lighter.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Let well alone.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't change horses in midstream.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Money makes the world go round.

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Live and learn.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

The Devil is in the details.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Go the extra mile.

What can't be cured must be endured.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

While there is life, there is hope.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Don't rock the boat.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

Quid pro quo.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Small things amuse small minds.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Share and share alike.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

All the world loves a lover.

Everyone has their price.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Every picture tells a story.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

To every thing there is a season.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The pen is mightier than sword.

All good things must come to an end.

Time is a great healer.

Actions speak louder than words.

Laughter is the best medicine.

There is honour among thieves.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It's better to give than to receive.

Cheats never prosper.

Faith will move mountains.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Many hands make light work.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't get mad, get even.

Money is the root of all evil.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Like father, like son.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Dead men tell no tales.

Seize the day.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It's never too late to mend.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Money talks.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Charity begins at home.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Give credit where credit is due.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Look before you leap.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Enough is enough.

What goes up must come down.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Love makes the world go round.

Clothes do not make the man.

The end justifies the means.

You are what you eat.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It never rains but it pours.

All that glitters is not gold.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Each to their own.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

A watched pot never boils.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

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

Count your blessings.

Make love not war.

Business before pleasure.

No man can serve two masters.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The age of miracles is past.

A cat has nine lives.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Time will tell.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Time flies.

Life begins at forty.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Ignorance is bliss.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Hope springs eternal.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A man is known by his friends.

A person is known by the company they keep.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Practice makes perfect.

No pain, no gain.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Blood is thicker than water.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Good things come in small packages.

Might is right.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Love is blind.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Life is what you make it.

Silence construes consent.

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

Two heads are better than one.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

You can't win them all.

Another day, another dollar.

Misery loves company.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

No rest for the wicked.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Forgive and forget.

Less is more.

Opposites attract.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There's an exception to every rule.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

First come, first served.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

You reap what you sow.

Better safe than sorry.

Horses for courses.

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

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

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Every dog has its day.

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

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Variety is the spice of life.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Money isn't everything.