Laughter is the best medicine.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Charity begins at home.

A new broom sweeps clean.

It goes without saying.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Silence is golden.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Don't shoot the messenger.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

All the world loves a lover.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Time is a great healer.

Practice what you preach.

Any port in a storm.

All publicity is good publicity.

Virtue is its own reward.

Crime doesn't pay.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Bad money drives out good.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Let bygones be bygones.

For everything there is a season.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Small things amuse small minds.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't rock the boat.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The end justifies the means.

Wonders will never cease.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The more the merrier.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Practice makes perfect.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

What goes around comes around.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Money isn't everything.

East is east, and west is west.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

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

An army marches on its stomach.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It takes one to know one.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Let well alone.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Knowledge is power.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Good talk saves the food.

Clothes do not make the man.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Honesty is the best policy.

No man is an island.

History repeats itself.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Pearls of wisdom.

Silence construes consent.

Different strokes for different folks.

The best things in life are free.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Hope springs eternal.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Seeing is believing.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Physician, heal thyself.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

One hand washes the other.

No rest for the wicked.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A fish always rots from the head.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

It's the singer not the song.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

A word to the wise is enough.

If you build it, they will come.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Look before you leap.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The show must go on.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Easy come, easy go.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Bad news travels fast.

Quid pro quo.

No pain, no gain.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Every dog has its day.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Less said, soon mended.

Money talks.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

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

All's well that ends well.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Good things come in small packages.

All you need is love.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A bad penny always turns up.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The customer is always right.

Seize the day.

Talk is cheap.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

East, west, home's best.

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

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Manners maketh the man.

Time will tell.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

A man is known by his friends.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

All good things must come to an end.

Still waters run deep.

Paddle your own canoe.

Many hands make light work.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Two heads are better than one.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

There's no time like the present.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Might is right.

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

Haste makes waste.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Waste not, want not.

Nine tailors make a man.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A good man is hard to find.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

An man's home is his castle.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

There's an exception to every rule.

It takes two to tango.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

God helps those who help themselves.

A cat has nine lives.

The bigger, the better.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A cat may look at a king.

Good things come to those who wait.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There is honour among thieves.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

There's no place like home.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Moderation in all things.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Hide in plain sight.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There's one born every minute.

The early bird gets the worm.

What goes up must come down.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Everyone has their price.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Keep your chin up.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

Let the dead bury the dead.

You can't win them all.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Give credit where credit is due.

First things first.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Keep your powder dry.

Truth will out.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Tomorrow never comes.

Dead men tell no tales.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Less is more.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Seek and you shall find.

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

More haste, less speed.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The truth will out.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Like father, like son.

Horses for courses.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The wages of sin is death.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You can't take it with you.

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

Business before pleasure.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Third time lucky.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Misery loves company.

Slow and steady wins the race.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All that glitters is not gold.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Count your blessings.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Go the extra mile.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Live and learn.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

There are two sides to every question.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

No man can serve two masters.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The exception which proves the rule.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

All's fair in love and war.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

You win some, you lose some.

You are what you eat.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Time flies.

Opposites attract.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Love is blind.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Fortune favours the brave.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Blood is thicker than water.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Only the good die young.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The Devil is in the details.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Time is money.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

Walls have ears.

The best defence is a good offence.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Put your best foot forward.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Love will find a way.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

One good deed deserves another.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Forgive and forget.

Accidents will happen.

You reap what you sow.

He who hesitates is lost.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Life is what you make it.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Get out while the getting is good.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Half a loaf is better than none.

It's best to be on the safe side.

No news is good news.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Make love not war.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Great minds think alike.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Every stick has two ends.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Money is the root of all evil.

A house is not a home.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

All roads lead to Rome.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't always get what you want.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Live and let live.

All things must pass.

Beware the Ides of March.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Always put your best foot forward.

The Devil looks after his own.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Cheats never prosper.

Even a worm will turn.

Speak as you find.