Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Christmas comes but once a year.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't get mad, get even.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Forgive and forget.

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

All good things must come to an end.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Everyone has their price.

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

The customer is always right.

While there is life, there is hope.

The age of miracles is past.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Wonders will never cease.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't shoot the messenger.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Talk is cheap.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The Devil is in the details.

Love makes the world go round.

Love is blind.

Cheats never prosper.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Still waters run deep.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Patience is a virtue.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Waste not, want not.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The show must go on.

The bigger, the better.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Live and let live.

Quid pro quo.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Every stick has two ends.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Truth will out.

Fight fire with fire.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A watched pot never boils.

Every dog has its day.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Practice makes perfect.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Get out while the getting is good.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The end justifies the means.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Let the dead bury the dead.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

God helps those who help themselves.

Once a thief, always a thief.

No man is an island.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Like father, like son.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

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

Third time lucky.

Only fools and horses work.

Variety is the spice of life.

Live and learn.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's one born every minute.

Easy come, easy go.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

Let bygones be bygones.

For everything there is a season.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Hope springs eternal.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

To every thing there is a season.

All things must pass.

Honesty is the best policy.

The best defence is a good offence.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

What goes up must come down.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Horses for courses.

Seize the day.

Even a worm will turn.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

Only the good die young.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

When one door shuts, another opens.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The truth will out.

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

One good deed deserves another.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Learn to walk before you run.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No pain, no gain.

Don't rock the boat.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Clothes do not make the man.

It takes one to know one.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

History repeats itself.

Good talk saves the food.

Fight the good fight.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Misery loves company.

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

Each to their own.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

If the cap fits, wear it.

In the midst of life we are in death.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A poor worker blames the tools.

All's fair in love and war.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

You can't win them all.

You reap what you sow.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Any port in a storm.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Silence is golden.

There's no time like the present.

Man does not live by bread alone.

An man's home is his castle.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Charity begins at home.

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

Accidents will happen.

Money talks.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Silence construes consent.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Better safe than sorry.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The wages of sin is death.

Put your best foot forward.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Time is money.

No rest for the wicked.

Nothing new under the sun.

No news is good news.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

It takes two to tango.

Make love not war.

You are never too old to learn.

There is honour among thieves.

Go the extra mile.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There's no place like home.

There are two sides to every question.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Great minds think alike.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's the singer not the song.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Make haste slowly.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All good things come to those that wait.

Money isn't everything.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It never rains but it pours.

Different strokes for different folks.

Good things come to those who wait.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Home is where the heart is.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Bad money drives out good.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Enough is enough.

Speak as you find.

Life is what you make it.

Big fish eat little fish.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Love will find a way.

What goes around comes around.

First come, first served.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

It's better to give than to receive.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Many hands make light work.

An army marches on its stomach.

Manners maketh the man.

Opposites attract.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Seeing is believing.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

More haste, less speed.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Virtue is its own reward.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Dead men tell no tales.

Give the Devil his due.

Good things come in small packages.

A word to the wise is enough.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

One swallow does not a summer make.

The best is the enemy of the good.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A house is not a home.

Business before pleasure.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Keep your chin up.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Practice what you preach.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You can't take it with you.

To the victor go the spoils.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Knowledge is power.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

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

A good man is hard to find.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

There's an exception to every rule.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

A cat has nine lives.

All you need is love.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Every picture tells a story.

Another day, another dollar.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The best things in life are free.

Revenge is sweet.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Less is more.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

First things first.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It's never too late to mend.

Walls have ears.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Appearances can be deceptive.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

No man can serve two masters.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

You can't always get what you want.

Never go to bed on an argument.

He who hesitates is lost.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Better late than never.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Look before you leap.

The more the merrier.

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Time flies.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Actions speak louder than words.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

There's safety in numbers.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Money makes the world go round.

The Devil looks after his own.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Hide in plain sight.

The early bird gets the worm.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

East is east, and west is west.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

East, west, home's best.

All's well that ends well.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Oil and water don't mix.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

All the world loves a lover.

Pearls of wisdom.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Bad news travels fast.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Accidents will happen.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Might is right.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.