You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There's no place like home.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Give credit where credit is due.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Business before pleasure.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

No news is good news.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Time is a great healer.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Seek and you shall find.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Pearls of wisdom.

Nothing new under the sun.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Fight the good fight.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Haste makes waste.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Dead men tell no tales.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Virtue is its own reward.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Time is money.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

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

Waste not, want not.

Less is more.

It's best to be on the safe side.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Speak as you find.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Accidents will happen.

Good things come to those who wait.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Wonders will never cease.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

What goes up must come down.

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

Horses for courses.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

More haste, less speed.

Seeing is believing.

Keep your chin up.

To every thing there is a season.

Get out while the getting is good.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Cheats never prosper.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

The show must go on.

Once a thief, always a thief.

All's well that ends well.

Faith will move mountains.

Everyone has their price.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Home is where the heart is.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A cat has nine lives.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Live and learn.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Clothes do not make the man.

Every dog has its day.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Christmas comes but once a year.

History repeats itself.

There's safety in numbers.

Might is right.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Keep your powder dry.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Live and let live.

A cat may look at a king.

Silence is golden.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A golden key can open any door.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You are never too old to learn.

All publicity is good publicity.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Like father, like son.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Third time lucky.

All that glitters is not gold.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Knowledge is power.

All's fair in love and war.

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

You are what you eat.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Let bygones be bygones.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Better safe than sorry.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

No man is an island.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Great minds think alike.

Pride comes before a fall.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Persuasion is better than force.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It goes without saying.

All things must pass.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Every picture tells a story.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

What goes around comes around.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Moderation in all things.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Seize the day.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

First things first.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Silence construes consent.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Fight fire with fire.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

You can't always get what you want.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Walls have ears.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

East, west, home's best.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Make love not war.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Misery loves company.

Share and share alike.

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

Easy come, easy go.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

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

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Truth will out.

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

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Make haste slowly.

Good talk saves the food.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's no smoke without fire.

Honesty is the best policy.

There is honour among thieves.

Slow but sure.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Money talks.

Many hands make light work.

Bad money drives out good.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The best defence is a good offence.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Talk is cheap.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

He who hesitates is lost.

Different strokes for different folks.

It's all grist to the mill.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

The bigger, the better.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A bad penny always turns up.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

All you need is love.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Good things come in small packages.

To the victor go the spoils.

The Devil looks after his own.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Time will tell.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love will find a way.

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

All good things must come to an end.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

There's one born every minute.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Only fools and horses work.

A good man is hard to find.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

The more the merrier.

Put your best foot forward.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Blood is thicker than water.

Only the good die young.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Love is blind.

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

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A word to the wise is enough.

Better late than never.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

One hand washes the other.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Opposites attract.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Enough is enough.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Small things amuse small minds.

You can't take it with you.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Tomorrow never comes.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Every stick has two ends.

Look before you leap.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Manners maketh the man.

Always put your best foot forward.

If you build it, they will come.

Charity begins at home.

A house is not a home.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

You win some, you lose some.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Money isn't everything.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Ignorance is bliss.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Fortune favours the brave.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Life is what you make it.

A fish always rots from the head.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

The truth will out.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Love makes the world go round.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

East is east, and west is west.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

For everything there is a season.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

There's no time like the present.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

No rest for the wicked.

While there is life, there is hope.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Forgive and forget.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

You can't win them all.

Tomorrow is another day.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Patience is a virtue.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

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

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't rock the boat.

Let the buyer beware.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

You reap what you sow.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It takes two to tango.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Money makes the world go round.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Go the extra mile.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Give the Devil his due.

Practice what you preach.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The early bird gets the worm.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

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

Oil and water don't mix.

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

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

All the world loves a lover.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It's the singer not the song.

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

The end justifies the means.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.