A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A man is known by his friends.

No man is an island.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You win some, you lose some.

Practice makes perfect.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Money is the root of all evil.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Never give a sucker an even break.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

It takes one to know one.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Share and share alike.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Better late than never.

Good things come to those who wait.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Each to their own.

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

There's no place like home.

It's the singer not the song.

Bad news travels fast.

Keep your powder dry.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

An man's home is his castle.

A watched pot never boils.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A word to the wise is enough.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

No rest for the wicked.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Talk is cheap.

Blood is thicker than water.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't rock the boat.

No pain, no gain.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

East is east, and west is west.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Always put your best foot forward.

The best things in life are free.

Hope springs eternal.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Great minds think alike.

Silence is golden.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

All's fair in love and war.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Crime doesn't pay.

Virtue is its own reward.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Handsome is as handsome does.

There's safety in numbers.

Many hands make light work.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Live and let live.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

There's an exception to every rule.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The customer is always right.

Let well alone.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You are what you eat.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

There's no smoke without fire.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

If you build it, they will come.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Business before pleasure.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Only the good die young.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

You can't win them all.

The Devil looks after his own.

Every stick has two ends.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

One good deed deserves another.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

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

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Never tell tales out of school.

Shrouds have no pockets.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Let the buyer beware.

History repeats itself.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Opposites attract.

Nine tailors make a man.

A house is not a home.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All you need is love.

Paddle your own canoe.

One hand washes the other.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

No man can serve two masters.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Money makes the world go round.

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

The end justifies the means.

All's well that ends well.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Everyone has their price.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't always get what you want.

Truth will out.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Wonders will never cease.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Time is a great healer.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Patience is a virtue.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Cheats never prosper.

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

To every thing there is a season.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All that glitters is not gold.

Good things come in small packages.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Never speak ill of the dead.

You can have too much of a good thing.

All good things come to those that wait.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A leopard can't change its spots.

What goes around comes around.

Only fools and horses work.

Another day, another dollar.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Silence construes consent.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Different strokes for different folks.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

There's one born every minute.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All things must pass.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Manners maketh the man.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Time will tell.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

More haste, less speed.

You can't make bricks without straw.

You can't take it with you.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Money isn't everything.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The show must go on.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

While there is life, there is hope.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

It never rains but it pours.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

East, west, home's best.

Look before you leap.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

You reap what you sow.

Life begins at forty.

Live and learn.

Accidents will happen.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Pearls of wisdom.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

No news is good news.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Slow but sure.

Learn to walk before you run.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

What goes up must come down.

Fight the good fight.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Haste makes waste.

Don't get mad, get even.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Forgive and forget.

First come, first served.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

A bad penny always turns up.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Misery loves company.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Knowledge is power.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Less said, soon mended.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Enough is enough.

Make haste slowly.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You are never too old to learn.

Good talk saves the food.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

The Devil is in the details.

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

A cat has nine lives.

It's never too late to mend.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Moderation in all things.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Better safe than sorry.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Less is more.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Do as I say, not as I do.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

The bigger, the better.

First things first.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The more the merrier.

Practice what you preach.

An army marches on its stomach.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Every picture tells a story.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

All roads lead to Rome.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Money talks.

A good man is hard to find.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Speak as you find.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Clothes do not make the man.

Time is money.

Go the extra mile.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Time flies.

Nothing new under the sun.

It takes two to tango.

It goes without saying.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Put your best foot forward.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

God helps those who help themselves.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Walls have ears.

The age of miracles is past.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Horses for courses.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The exception which proves the rule.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Love is blind.

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

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Keep your chin up.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Still waters run deep.

Physician, heal thyself.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Like father, like son.

Seize the day.

Life is what you make it.

Love will find a way.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

There are two sides to every question.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Tomorrow is another day.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

All you need is love.

There's no time like the present.

Waste not, want not.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Seeing is believing.

Charity begins at home.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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