Moderation in all things.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The early bird gets the worm.

Each to their own.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Silence is golden.

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

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

Seeing is believing.

Only fools and horses work.

It's better to give than to receive.

Keep your powder dry.

It takes one to know one.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Walls have ears.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

All you need is love.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Wonders will never cease.

Beauty is only skin deep.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Hide in plain sight.

Life is what you make it.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The truth will out.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Many hands make light work.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Business before pleasure.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

What goes up must come down.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Every dog has its day.

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't shoot the messenger.

There is honour among thieves.

It never rains but it pours.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

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

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A house is not a home.

No pain, no gain.

Revenge is sweet.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Better safe than sorry.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Variety is the spice of life.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

No news is good news.

Share and share alike.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The exception which proves the rule.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Less said, soon mended.

A cat has nine lives.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Easy come, easy go.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Ignorance is bliss.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

There's no smoke without fire.

It's never too late to mend.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

There's safety in numbers.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Cheats never prosper.

Money isn't everything.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Even a worm will turn.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Bad news travels fast.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

History repeats itself.

First come, first served.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't rock the boat.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Forgive and forget.

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

Seize the day.

Another day, another dollar.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A golden key can open any door.

Every picture tells a story.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

No man can serve two masters.

Time will tell.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Good things come to those who wait.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Only the good die young.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Half a loaf is better than none.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Put your best foot forward.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The wages of sin is death.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

It takes two to tango.

Any port in a storm.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A thing begun is half done.

Different strokes for different folks.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

All good things come to those that wait.

Faith will move mountains.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Let bygones be bygones.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Knowledge is power.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Let the buyer beware.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Blood is thicker than water.

The age of miracles is past.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

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

The customer is always right.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Make love not war.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Get out while the getting is good.

A stitch in time saves nine.

East is east, and west is west.

Make haste slowly.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Speak as you find.

There's no time like the present.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Bad money drives out good.

Physician, heal thyself.

Better late than never.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Keep your chin up.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You can't always get what you want.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The best things in life are free.

Good things come in small packages.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't win them all.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Everyone has their price.

Go the extra mile.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

An army marches on its stomach.

You can't make bricks without straw.

There are two sides to every question.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The end justifies the means.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Crime doesn't pay.

A cat may look at a king.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Always put your best foot forward.

No rest for the wicked.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Laughter is the best medicine.

It's the singer not the song.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Opposites attract.

Love is blind.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Time is a great healer.

All's well that ends well.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

More haste, less speed.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The show must go on.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

One good deed deserves another.

Clothes do not make the man.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

There's one born every minute.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

First things first.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

You are what you eat.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Fortune favours the brave.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

It goes without saying.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Let well alone.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The more the merrier.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You reap what you sow.

Life begins at forty.

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

Charity begins at home.

Every stick has two ends.

Haste makes waste.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

To the victor go the spoils.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The Devil looks after his own.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Count your blessings.

There's a time and a place for everything.

All roads lead to Rome.

Like father, like son.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Truth will out.

Money makes the world go round.

Patience is a virtue.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Hope springs eternal.

A fish always rots from the head.

Third time lucky.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Little pitchers have big ears.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

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

Practice what you preach.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It's all grist to the mill.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Dead men tell no tales.

Love makes the world go round.

Nothing new under the sun.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Talk is cheap.

Fight the good fight.

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

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There's no place like home.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Less is more.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

All the world loves a lover.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

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

Misery loves company.

You win some, you lose some.

Give credit where credit is due.

Still waters run deep.

Time flies.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

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

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

East, west, home's best.

All good things must come to an end.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Handsome is as handsome does.

For everything there is a season.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Time is money.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Look before you leap.

Accidents will happen.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

All publicity is good publicity.

While there is life, there is hope.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Love will find a way.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Enough is enough.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The bigger, the better.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Pride comes before a fall.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Live and let live.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Nine tailors make a man.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Two heads are better than one.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

Good talk saves the food.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

He who hesitates is lost.

Persuasion is better than force.

Live and learn.

If you build it, they will come.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You are never too old to learn.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Fight fire with fire.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Pearls of wisdom.

Oil and water don't mix.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Home is where the heart is.

Silence construes consent.