There's no time like the present.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Always put your best foot forward.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You reap what you sow.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Nine tailors make a man.

A watched pot never boils.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

All you need is love.

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

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

What goes around comes around.

Charity begins at home.

Seize the day.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

First things first.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You can't take it with you.

You can't win them all.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Pearls of wisdom.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Fight the good fight.

All things must pass.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

More haste, less speed.

One hand washes the other.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It's the singer not the song.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

No man can serve two masters.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

The leopard does not change his spots.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Big fish eat little fish.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Faith will move mountains.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

It goes without saying.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

The truth will out.

The more the merrier.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Each to their own.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A bad penny always turns up.

A golden key can open any door.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

East is east, and west is west.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Misery loves company.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Live and learn.

There's no place like home.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

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

All publicity is good publicity.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

All's fair in love and war.

You win some, you lose some.

Many hands make light work.

Every dog has its day.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Life is what you make it.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Every picture tells a story.

Love makes the world go round.

A good man is hard to find.

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

It takes one to know one.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There's one born every minute.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

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

The customer is always right.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Money is the root of all evil.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Never tell tales out of school.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Make haste slowly.

Haste makes waste.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Keep your chin up.

Persuasion is better than force.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Hide in plain sight.

Waste not, want not.

The best things in life are free.

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

Live and let live.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

History repeats itself.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A thing begun is half done.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Count your blessings.

Time flies.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

God helps those who help themselves.

Small things amuse small minds.

Might is right.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

It's never too late to mend.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A cat has nine lives.

A house is not a home.

Let well alone.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Accidents will happen.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Good talk saves the food.

Good things come to those who wait.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Better late than never.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Business before pleasure.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

The end justifies the means.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Blood is thicker than water.

No rest for the wicked.

Put your best foot forward.

Great minds think alike.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Time is a great healer.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Only the good die young.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

An man's home is his castle.

For everything there is a season.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

The show must go on.

Like father, like son.

Slow but sure.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Variety is the spice of life.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

All good things must come to an end.

Crime doesn't pay.

Third time lucky.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Don't rock the boat.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Honesty is the best policy.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Love will find a way.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Home is where the heart is.

Speak as you find.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

All roads lead to Rome.

There's an exception to every rule.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Two heads are better than one.

Horses for courses.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

The bigger, the better.

It takes two to tango.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Talk is cheap.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A new broom sweeps clean.

All the world loves a lover.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Money talks.

Moderation in all things.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Any port in a storm.

Quid pro quo.

Money isn't everything.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Less said, soon mended.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

To the victor go the spoils.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The best is the enemy of the good.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Silence is golden.

You are never too old to learn.

Easy come, easy go.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Still waters run deep.

You can't always get what you want.

It's all grist to the mill.

Make love not war.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Let the buyer beware.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The Devil is in the details.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Bad news travels fast.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Enough is enough.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The age of miracles is past.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The early bird gets the worm.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Time is money.

A man is known by his friends.

He who hesitates is lost.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Ignorance is bliss.

No news is good news.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Pride comes before a fall.

Practice what you preach.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

What goes up must come down.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Go the extra mile.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Hope springs eternal.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Walls have ears.

There's no smoke without fire.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Share and share alike.

Strike while the iron is hot.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Manners maketh the man.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Every stick has two ends.

Beware the Ides of March.

Truth will out.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Clothes do not make the man.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Opposites attract.

An army marches on its stomach.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

No pain, no gain.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Keep your powder dry.

To every thing there is a season.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Give credit where credit is due.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Revenge is sweet.

Seek and you shall find.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

No man is an island.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Physician, heal thyself.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Children should be seen and not heard.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A fish always rots from the head.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Silence construes consent.

There are two sides to every question.

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

First come, first served.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Time will tell.

Patience is a virtue.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

There's safety in numbers.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Give the Devil his due.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Knowledge is power.

In the midst of life we are in death.