Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Less is more.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Count your blessings.

Life begins at forty.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Fight fire with fire.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Everyone has their price.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

No rest for the wicked.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Fortune favours the brave.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Walls have ears.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Paddle your own canoe.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Practice makes perfect.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

It goes without saying.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Bad news travels fast.

There's one born every minute.

There's no smoke without fire.

Accidents will happen.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Even a worm will turn.

Slow but sure.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The bigger, the better.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Better late than never.

Each to their own.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Pride comes before a fall.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

All you need is love.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The customer is always right.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Like father, like son.

Nine tailors make a man.

A dog is a man's best friend.

One hand washes the other.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

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

Time is money.

Honesty is the best policy.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Only fools and horses work.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Appearances can be deceptive.

First things first.

Faith will move mountains.

A cat has nine lives.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Live and let live.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The early bird gets the worm.

A man is known by his friends.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

You are never too old to learn.

An army marches on its stomach.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

All good things must come to an end.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Seize the day.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Better safe than sorry.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't get mad, get even.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Let well alone.

You are what you eat.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Let the buyer beware.

Grief divided is made lighter.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Persuasion is better than force.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Waste not, want not.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Let bygones be bygones.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Beware the Ides of March.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Silence is golden.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Many hands make light work.

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Good talk saves the food.

No man can serve two masters.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

God helps those who help themselves.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Horses for courses.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Every stick has two ends.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You can't take it with you.

Money isn't everything.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A fish always rots from the head.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

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

The age of miracles is past.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

More haste, less speed.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Speak as you find.

East, west, home's best.

All good things come to those that wait.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Hope springs eternal.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Charity begins at home.

Go the extra mile.

Keep your powder dry.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Misery loves company.

What goes around comes around.

A word to the wise is enough.

Seek and you shall find.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Patience is a virtue.

Live and learn.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Nothing succeeds like success.

First come, first served.

If you build it, they will come.

While there is life, there is hope.

He who hesitates is lost.

A cat may look at a king.

One good deed deserves another.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Two heads are better than one.

All's well that ends well.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Love is blind.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

You can't always get what you want.

There are two sides to every question.

Share and share alike.

Big fish eat little fish.

Knowledge is power.

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

All the world loves a lover.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Love makes the world go round.

The truth will out.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Out of sight, out of mind.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Haste makes waste.

Time will tell.

Every dog has its day.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Great minds think alike.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

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

All things must pass.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Time is a great healer.

Easy come, easy go.

History repeats itself.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

No news is good news.

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

A house is not a home.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

There's an exception to every rule.

Learn to walk before you run.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Enough is enough.

What goes up must come down.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Give credit where credit is due.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The more the merrier.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Physician, heal thyself.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Moderation in all things.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Business before pleasure.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Hide in plain sight.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Silence construes consent.

Actions speak louder than words.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It's better to give than to receive.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The end justifies the means.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Life is what you make it.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

The wages of sin is death.

Love will find a way.

It takes one to know one.

All's fair in love and war.

Bad money drives out good.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

All publicity is good publicity.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Only the good die young.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Put your best foot forward.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Still waters run deep.

Opposites attract.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Any port in a storm.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Money is the root of all evil.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There's safety in numbers.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

To the victor go the spoils.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

To every thing there is a season.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It's never too late to mend.

There's no place like home.

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

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

No pain, no gain.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Quid pro quo.

The best things in life are free.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Good things come in small packages.

Cheats never prosper.

It takes two to tango.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A watched pot never boils.

Forgive and forget.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Good things come to those who wait.

It's all grist to the mill.

You reap what you sow.

Tomorrow is another day.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Money makes the world go round.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

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

A golden key can open any door.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Make love not war.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Might is right.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Dead men tell no tales.

Don't rock the boat.

Keep your chin up.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Look before you leap.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

A bad penny always turns up.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

An man's home is his castle.

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

No man is an island.

Seeing is believing.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A thing begun is half done.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Fight the good fight.

Time flies.

Nothing new under the sun.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Third time lucky.

There's no time like the present.

Money talks.

There's no fool like an old fool.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Make haste slowly.