The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Make haste slowly.

Time is a great healer.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Actions speak louder than words.

No news is good news.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

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

Don't rock the boat.

The bigger, the better.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Honesty is the best policy.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Great minds think alike.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Let the dead bury the dead.

First things first.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The Devil is in the details.

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

For everything there is a season.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Always put your best foot forward.

Horses for courses.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Christmas comes but once a year.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Enough is enough.

The truth will out.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There's no smoke without fire.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Seek and you shall find.

Only the good die young.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Beware the Ides of March.

Might is right.

A cat may look at a king.

Talk is cheap.

Walls have ears.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Dead men tell no tales.

Cheats never prosper.

There's an exception to every rule.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Hide in plain sight.

To every thing there is a season.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It takes one to know one.

Youth is wasted on the young.

All you need is love.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Faith will move mountains.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It takes two to tango.

Better late than never.

Love is blind.

Everyone has their price.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You can't take it with you.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

It's never too late to mend.

All's well that ends well.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Virtue is its own reward.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

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

The wages of sin is death.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Less is more.

A house is not a home.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Put your best foot forward.

No man is an island.

The more the merrier.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Share and share alike.

Seize the day.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Keep your chin up.

Every picture tells a story.

Love will find a way.

Little pitchers have big ears.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There's one born every minute.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Many hands make light work.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

There is honour among thieves.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Every stick has two ends.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Misery loves company.

Handsome is as handsome does.

What goes around comes around.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Fight fire with fire.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Cold hands, warm heart.

All good things must come to an end.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Money isn't everything.

There's no fool like an old fool.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You are what you eat.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

East, west, home's best.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Tomorrow never comes.

All roads lead to Rome.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Less said, soon mended.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

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

Let well alone.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

No man can serve two masters.

Still waters run deep.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Truth will out.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Knowledge is power.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Nothing succeeds like success.

To the victor go the spoils.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's no place like home.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All publicity is good publicity.

Fight the good fight.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

One hand washes the other.

Pearls of wisdom.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Bad news travels fast.

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

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

The age of miracles is past.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Charity begins at home.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Business before pleasure.

Waste not, want not.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Only fools and horses work.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Count your blessings.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Silence is golden.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Better safe than sorry.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Make love not war.

Time is money.

First come, first served.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Life is what you make it.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

All things must pass.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

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

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Like father, like son.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Quid pro quo.

Each to their own.

Pride comes before a fall.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Good things come in small packages.

You win some, you lose some.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The end justifies the means.

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

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Any port in a storm.

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

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A bad penny always turns up.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Different strokes for different folks.

One good deed deserves another.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Two heads are better than one.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Manners maketh the man.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Wonders will never cease.

Life begins at forty.

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

Speak as you find.

Get out while the getting is good.

A cat has nine lives.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Forgive and forget.

An man's home is his castle.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Give the Devil his due.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Money talks.

Practice makes perfect.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

You can't always get what you want.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Practice what you preach.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Patience is a virtue.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Enough is as good as a feast.

There's safety in numbers.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The best things in life are free.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A watched pot never boils.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Even a worm will turn.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't get mad, get even.

It never rains but it pours.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

God helps those who help themselves.

It's all grist to the mill.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The customer is always right.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Look before you leap.

Silence construes consent.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Go the extra mile.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Easy come, easy go.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Crime doesn't pay.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Third time lucky.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

You reap what you sow.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Let the buyer beware.

A golden key can open any door.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Money makes the world go round.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

It goes without saying.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Keep your powder dry.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Nothing new under the sun.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

All's fair in love and war.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Home is where the heart is.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Never tell tales out of school.

Time will tell.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A person is known by the company they keep.

No pain, no gain.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

More haste, less speed.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There's no time like the present.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.