Live and learn.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

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

A good man is hard to find.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Fight the good fight.

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

Like father, like son.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Paddle your own canoe.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Home is where the heart is.

You can't win them all.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Grief divided is made lighter.

East, west, home's best.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Wonders will never cease.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't get mad, get even.

Patience is a virtue.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Dead men tell no tales.

Speak as you find.

Bad news travels fast.

A man is known by his friends.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

History repeats itself.

Blood is thicker than water.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The age of miracles is past.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You reap what you sow.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The customer is always right.

Hope springs eternal.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Less said, soon mended.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

All's well that ends well.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The more the merrier.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Accidents will happen.

Life begins at forty.

He who hesitates is lost.

There's no place like home.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

Every picture tells a story.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Love will find a way.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Silence is golden.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Forgive and forget.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Haste makes waste.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A cat has nine lives.

If you build it, they will come.

Practice what you preach.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't rock the boat.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Two heads are better than one.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The show must go on.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Seek and you shall find.

Each to their own.

Still waters run deep.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

It's better to give than to receive.

Beggars can't be choosers.

All good things come to those that wait.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Seeing is believing.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

It's the singer not the song.

You win some, you lose some.

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

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

All good things must come to an end.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Time and tide wait for no one.

While there is life, there is hope.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

You are what you eat.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

First things first.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There are two sides to every question.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Live and let live.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The best defence is a good offence.

Keep your powder dry.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

All's fair in love and war.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

No man can serve two masters.

There's no time like the present.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

What goes up must come down.

Horses for courses.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Less is more.

No rest for the wicked.

Money isn't everything.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Walls have ears.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Honesty is the best policy.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Quid pro quo.

Good things come in small packages.

All the world loves a lover.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Physician, heal thyself.

To every thing there is a season.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The bigger, the better.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Keep your chin up.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The Devil looks after his own.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A cat may look at a king.

Even a worm will turn.

Attack is the best form of defence.

For everything there is a season.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

An army marches on its stomach.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Misery loves company.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Fight fire with fire.

Go the extra mile.

A fish always rots from the head.

Actions speak louder than words.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Never tell tales out of school.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Talk is cheap.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The early bird gets the worm.

You can't take it with you.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

First come, first served.

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

Make love not war.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Let well alone.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Persuasion is better than force.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Every dog has its day.

Time is money.

Variety is the spice of life.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Pride comes before a fall.

It takes one to know one.

No man is an island.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A word to the wise is enough.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Charity begins at home.

Slow but sure.

Man does not live by bread alone.

An man's home is his castle.

Money is the root of all evil.

Oil and water don't mix.

Make hay while the sun shines.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Put your best foot forward.

Different strokes for different folks.

Love is blind.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Crime doesn't pay.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Better safe than sorry.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Forewarned is forearmed.

What goes around comes around.

Give the Devil his due.

Great minds think alike.

Might is right.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

All things must pass.

There's no smoke without fire.

More haste, less speed.

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

A golden key can open any door.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Moderation in all things.

Any port in a storm.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

It's never too late to mend.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Only fools and horses work.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A thing begun is half done.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It takes two to tango.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Third time lucky.

Easy come, easy go.

Handsome is as handsome does.

One good deed deserves another.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Count your blessings.

Good talk saves the food.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Silence construes consent.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Waste not, want not.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Life is what you make it.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

God helps those who help themselves.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The Devil is in the details.

Give credit where credit is due.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Time is a great healer.

There's safety in numbers.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Knowledge is power.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A house is not a home.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

All you need is love.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Seize the day.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Beware the Ides of March.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It goes without saying.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Time will tell.

Virtue is its own reward.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Everyone has their price.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Money talks.

Opposites attract.

Better late than never.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Business before pleasure.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The show must go on.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

One hand washes the other.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Make haste slowly.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

No pain, no gain.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There's one born every minute.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Needs must when the devil drives.

All roads lead to Rome.

Faith will move mountains.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Enough is enough.

Money makes the world go round.

Look before you leap.

Many hands make light work.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Time flies.

No news is good news.

Life's not all beer and skittles.