Make love not war.

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

More haste, less speed.

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

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

Better safe than sorry.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

To the victor go the spoils.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Business before pleasure.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Keep your powder dry.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Faith will move mountains.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Let the buyer beware.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Patience is a virtue.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A cat may look at a king.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Everyone has their price.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

One good deed deserves another.

A watched pot never boils.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

There's one born every minute.

Fortune favours the brave.

Any port in a storm.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Less said, soon mended.

While there is life, there is hope.

All's well that ends well.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

A good man is hard to find.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Practice what you preach.

A word to the wise is enough.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Seek and you shall find.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Great minds think alike.

The customer is always right.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

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

Easy come, easy go.

Forgive and forget.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Home is where the heart is.

Good things come to those who wait.

All that glitters is not gold.

Money talks.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Misery loves company.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Brevity is the soul of wit.

What goes around comes around.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Knowledge is power.

A poor worker blames the tools.

No man is an island.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Give credit where credit is due.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Share and share alike.

Fight fire with fire.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Seeing is believing.

Haste makes waste.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Truth will out.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Good fences make good neighbours.

It goes without saying.

There's no time like the present.

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

Fight the good fight.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Honesty is the best policy.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Pride comes before a fall.

Ignorance is bliss.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Look before you leap.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The bigger, the better.

Slow but sure.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Physician, heal thyself.

Beware the Ides of March.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A man is known by his friends.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Only the good die young.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Cheats never prosper.

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

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

Time is money.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Dead men tell no tales.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

First come, first served.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

History repeats itself.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Speak as you find.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

All roads lead to Rome.

Bad news travels fast.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Tomorrow is another day.

The age of miracles is past.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The more the merrier.

Love makes the world go round.

Charity begins at home.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

East, west, home's best.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Children and fools tell the truth.

There are two sides to every question.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Better late than never.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

In the midst of life we are in death.

There's no place like home.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Even a worm will turn.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Practice makes perfect.

For everything there is a season.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The end justifies the means.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Time will tell.

Every dog has its day.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

There is honour among thieves.

Never tell tales out of school.

Keep your chin up.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Love will find a way.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Seize the day.

Get out while the getting is good.

Once bitten, twice shy.

God helps those who help themselves.

No man can serve two masters.

Tomorrow never comes.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It takes two to tango.

Enough is enough.

Let well alone.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

There's an exception to every rule.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

No pain, no gain.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Bad money drives out good.

Clothes do not make the man.

Time flies.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It's best to be on the safe side.

All good things come to those that wait.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Good things come in small packages.

A golden key can open any door.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

What goes up must come down.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A house is not a home.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

It's never too late to mend.

Horses for courses.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Variety is the spice of life.

It never rains but it pours.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Life begins at forty.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

It's all grist to the mill.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Talk is cheap.

A cat has nine lives.

You are never too old to learn.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Strike while the iron is hot.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

There's no smoke without fire.

The wages of sin is death.

An army marches on its stomach.

He who hesitates is lost.

Another day, another dollar.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Love is blind.

If you build it, they will come.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Put your best foot forward.

Money is the root of all evil.

All the world loves a lover.

Time is a great healer.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You are what you eat.

Waste not, want not.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

You can't always get what you want.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Manners maketh the man.

Opposites attract.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All good things must come to an end.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Count your blessings.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Only fools and horses work.

Hope springs eternal.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Money isn't everything.

First things first.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Give the Devil his due.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Money makes the world go round.

Like father, like son.

Revenge is sweet.

Blood is thicker than water.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

The best things in life are free.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Still waters run deep.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

No news is good news.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Pearls of wisdom.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

No rest for the wicked.

One hand washes the other.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Might is right.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Silence is golden.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

You reap what you sow.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

You win some, you lose some.

What can't be cured must be endured.

You can't win them all.

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

Live and let live.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Walls have ears.

All things must pass.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

The truth will out.

Two heads are better than one.

Third time lucky.