Feed a cold and starve a fever.

If you build it, they will come.

There's one born every minute.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Great minds think alike.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

No rest for the wicked.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Make haste slowly.

Birds of a feather flock together.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Go the extra mile.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There's safety in numbers.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

All you need is love.

Good things come in small packages.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You win some, you lose some.

Fortune favours the brave.

You can't always get what you want.

Live and let live.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

It's better to give than to receive.

The bigger, the better.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Half a loaf is better than none.

First things first.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Cheats never prosper.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Truth will out.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Money is the root of all evil.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Walls have ears.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

It takes one to know one.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Haste makes waste.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Practice what you preach.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

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

All good things must come to an end.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Misery loves company.

Quid pro quo.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Talk is cheap.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Bad news travels fast.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Time is money.

Every dog has its day.

All roads lead to Rome.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Fight the good fight.

Clothes do not make the man.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You are what you eat.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Beggars can't be choosers.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Give credit where credit is due.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A word to the wise is enough.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

It's best to be on the safe side.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Love makes the world go round.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A thing begun is half done.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Each to their own.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Faith will move mountains.

Tomorrow is another day.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Dead men tell no tales.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Seeing is believing.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Share and share alike.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

One hand washes the other.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

You can't win them all.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The truth will out.

Oil and water don't mix.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Big fish eat little fish.

Virtue is its own reward.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Pride comes before a fall.

Make hay while the sun shines.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A bad penny always turns up.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The best is the enemy of the good.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A house is not a home.

Another day, another dollar.

East is east, and west is west.

First come, first served.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The best-laid plans go astray.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Slow but sure.

It's the singer not the song.

It's never too late to mend.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

East, west, home's best.

Paddle your own canoe.

Get out while the getting is good.

There's no smoke without fire.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Enough is enough.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

All's well that ends well.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Every stick has two ends.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The best things in life are free.

Variety is the spice of life.

Better safe than sorry.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The early bird gets the worm.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Time is a great healer.

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

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

A watched pot never boils.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Even a worm will turn.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Bad money drives out good.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

There is honour among thieves.

A cat may look at a king.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Life begins at forty.

Many hands make light work.

Time will tell.

What goes around comes around.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

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

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Good things come to those who wait.

Knowledge is power.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

History repeats itself.

He who hesitates is lost.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Always put your best foot forward.

Silence construes consent.

Two heads are better than one.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Make love not war.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Opposites attract.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Time flies.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Give the Devil his due.

No pain, no gain.

Horses for courses.

All the world loves a lover.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Moderation in all things.

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

You can't take it with you.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Stupid is as stupid does.

You can have too much of a good thing.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Money talks.

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

Seize the day.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Less said, soon mended.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All's fair in love and war.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Christmas comes but once a year.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Business before pleasure.

For everything there is a season.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Only the good die young.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Count your blessings.

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

Less is more.

Fight fire with fire.

Attack is the best form of defence.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Love is blind.

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

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A golden key can open any door.

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

The show must go on.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

All good things come to those that wait.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A new broom sweeps clean.

One good deed deserves another.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Let bygones be bygones.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

One swallow does not a summer make.

It never rains but it pours.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Marriages are made in heaven.

You reap what you sow.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Look before you leap.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Easy come, easy go.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Let well alone.

Pearls of wisdom.

Keep your chin up.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

What goes up must come down.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There's no place like home.

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

There's no time like the present.

No news is good news.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A good man is hard to find.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Love will find a way.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Children and fools tell the truth.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Waste not, want not.

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Still waters run deep.

The customer is always right.

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

Less is more.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Life is what you make it.

Silence is golden.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

More haste, less speed.

Don't rock the boat.

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

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Better late than never.

Forgive and forget.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Keep your powder dry.

The age of miracles is past.

All publicity is good publicity.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Third time lucky.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Might is right.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The wages of sin is death.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All things must pass.

All's well that ends well.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Charity begins at home.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Only fools and horses work.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The end justifies the means.

Money isn't everything.