The course of true love never did run smooth.

Nine tailors make a man.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

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

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Look before you leap.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Bad news travels fast.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Better late than never.

An man's home is his castle.

Haste makes waste.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

First things first.

Money isn't everything.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Waste not, want not.

East is east, and west is west.

Revenge is sweet.

Birds of a feather flock together.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

It's the singer not the song.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Wonders will never cease.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

Money makes the world go round.

Misery loves company.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

There is honour among thieves.

All good things must come to an end.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Only the good die young.

Walls have ears.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Money talks.

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

No pain, no gain.

There's no place like home.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A man is known by his friends.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Oil and water don't mix.

Love is blind.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The wages of sin is death.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

One hand washes the other.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

You are what you eat.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

If you build it, they will come.

Share and share alike.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The customer is always right.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

All that glitters is not gold.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It takes two to tango.

Live and let live.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Speak as you find.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Horses for courses.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Many hands make light work.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The early bird gets the worm.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

No news is good news.

The more the merrier.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Keep your chin up.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Forgive and forget.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Love will find a way.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Never give a sucker an even break.

You reap what you sow.

A watched pot never boils.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Fight the good fight.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It takes one to know one.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Manners maketh the man.

More haste, less speed.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

All the world loves a lover.

Quid pro quo.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Hope springs eternal.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

East, west, home's best.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A thing begun is half done.

A fish always rots from the head.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

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

Pearls of wisdom.

It goes without saying.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Make love not war.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The show must go on.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Keep your powder dry.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

You can't always get what you want.

The end justifies the means.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

For everything there is a season.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

What goes around comes around.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There's safety in numbers.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Fortune favours the brave.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Hide in plain sight.

To every thing there is a season.

Big fish eat little fish.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Physician, heal thyself.

Life is what you make it.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There's one born every minute.

Third time lucky.

A good man is hard to find.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

History repeats itself.

There's an exception to every rule.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A dog is a man's best friend.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Might is right.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Silence construes consent.

Time flies.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Another day, another dollar.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Variety is the spice of life.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

Like father, like son.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A house is not a home.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Dead men tell no tales.

Every stick has two ends.

The leopard does not change his spots.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Never tell tales out of school.

Less said, soon mended.

Good things come to those who wait.

Tomorrow is another day.

The best defence is a good offence.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

No man is an island.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Truth will out.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Better safe than sorry.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Only fools and horses work.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Charity begins at home.

You can't take it with you.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Patience is a virtue.

There's no time like the present.

Enough is enough.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Count your blessings.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A golden key can open any door.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Each to their own.

The Devil is in the details.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Shrouds have no pockets.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Talk is cheap.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Make haste slowly.

To the victor go the spoils.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A cat may look at a king.

All publicity is good publicity.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Always put your best foot forward.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Honesty is the best policy.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It's best to be on the safe side.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

All's fair in love and war.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Opposites attract.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A cat has nine lives.

There are two sides to every question.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You win some, you lose some.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

One good deed deserves another.

The exception which proves the rule.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The Devil looks after his own.

Fight fire with fire.

Virtue is its own reward.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The bigger, the better.

Pride comes before a fall.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Still waters run deep.

You can't win them all.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Put your best foot forward.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The age of miracles is past.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Bad money drives out good.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Less is more.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Good talk saves the food.

Time is money.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

First come, first served.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

All's well that ends well.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Great minds think alike.

Knowledge is power.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There's no smoke without fire.

Give the Devil his due.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Blood is thicker than water.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Every picture tells a story.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Two heads are better than one.

Actions speak louder than words.

Time is a great healer.

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

Silence is golden.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Seize the day.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's all grist to the mill.

Time will tell.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Accidents will happen.

Live and learn.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Different strokes for different folks.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

All you need is love.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't rock the boat.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Every dog has its day.

Moderation in all things.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

All good things come to those that wait.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Practice what you preach.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.