There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

A man is known by his friends.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Actions speak louder than words.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Pride comes before a fall.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A watched pot never boils.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Nothing new under the sun.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

All's well that ends well.

While there is life, there is hope.

Time flies.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Enough is enough.

Oil and water don't mix.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Haste makes waste.

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

Fight the good fight.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

No rest for the wicked.

Silence is golden.

You win some, you lose some.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Good things come in small packages.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Time is money.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

No news is good news.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Money talks.

The Devil is in the details.

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

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Good talk saves the food.

There's no time like the present.

The Devil looks after his own.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Love will find a way.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Bad news travels fast.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Let the buyer beware.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

All good things must come to an end.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

More haste, less speed.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Forgive and forget.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Blood is thicker than water.

You can't take it with you.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Two heads are better than one.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Seek and you shall find.

To the victor go the spoils.

It goes without saying.

Still waters run deep.

The best-laid plans go astray.

East, west, home's best.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Silence construes consent.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

If you build it, they will come.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Slow but sure.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Time and tide wait for no one.

What goes up must come down.

Give the Devil his due.

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

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

Like father, like son.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Love makes the world go round.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Manners maketh the man.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Another day, another dollar.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Time will tell.

Don't shoot the messenger.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A leopard can't change its spots.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Put your best foot forward.

The show must go on.

A miss is as good as a mile.

It's all grist to the mill.

It's better to give than to receive.

Waste not, want not.

Don't rock the boat.

The more the merrier.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Crime doesn't pay.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Knowledge is power.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

It never rains but it pours.

All publicity is good publicity.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Quid pro quo.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

To every thing there is a season.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

You reap what you sow.

What goes around comes around.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Charity begins at home.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Make haste slowly.

Every picture tells a story.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Time is a great healer.

Don't get mad, get even.

Half a loaf is better than none.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Practice what you preach.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Clothes do not make the man.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

You can't always get what you want.

Money is the root of all evil.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no place like home.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Walls have ears.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It's never too late to mend.

Marriages are made in heaven.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There's one born every minute.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A dog is a man's best friend.

All's fair in love and war.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Speak as you find.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

You are never too old to learn.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Cold hands, warm heart.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

History repeats itself.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Learn to walk before you run.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A cat may look at a king.

He who hesitates is lost.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Talk is cheap.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Business before pleasure.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Make love not war.

Laughter is the best medicine.

First impressions are the most lasting.

For everything there is a season.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Third time lucky.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

An man's home is his castle.

Life begins at forty.

Wonders will never cease.

A thing begun is half done.

All you need is love.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Money isn't everything.

Share and share alike.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Tomorrow never comes.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Big fish eat little fish.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Always put your best foot forward.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Horses for courses.

The exception which proves the rule.

Misery loves company.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Count your blessings.

Pearls of wisdom.

Let well alone.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Practice makes perfect.

All that glitters is not gold.

There are two sides to every question.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Accidents will happen.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Each to their own.

Never tell tales out of school.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Different strokes for different folks.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

There is honour among thieves.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Live and let live.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Opposites attract.

Seeing is believing.

Look before you leap.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The best things in life are free.

The end justifies the means.

First come, first served.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Go the extra mile.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Tomorrow is another day.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The bigger, the better.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Hope springs eternal.

Give credit where credit is due.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Many hands make light work.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The customer is always right.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There's safety in numbers.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Might is right.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Moderation in all things.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Cheats never prosper.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Better late than never.

A fish always rots from the head.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

All things must pass.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The early bird gets the worm.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Love is blind.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

All roads lead to Rome.

Even a worm will turn.

A house is not a home.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

You are what you eat.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Truth will out.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A bad penny always turns up.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Every dog has its day.

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

It takes one to know one.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

One hand washes the other.

It takes two to tango.

No pain, no gain.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Everyone has their price.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Only the good die young.

Nine tailors make a man.

Faith will move mountains.

Little pitchers have big ears.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's an exception to every rule.

Let the buyer beware.

God helps those who help themselves.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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