Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Time is money.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Practice makes perfect.

Charity begins at home.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It's never too late to mend.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Might is right.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Keep your powder dry.

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

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

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

Like father, like son.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Make love not war.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Money talks.

You are what you eat.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Fortune favours the brave.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Nothing new under the sun.

All things must pass.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

The early bird gets the worm.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Everyone has their price.

No man is an island.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The wages of sin is death.

Every dog has its day.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Paddle your own canoe.

Every stick has two ends.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Hide in plain sight.

Get out while the getting is good.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You can't take it with you.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

East, west, home's best.

The best-laid plans go astray.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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

All publicity is good publicity.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Let well alone.

Enough is enough.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Handsome is as handsome does.

All good things come to those that wait.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Big fish eat little fish.

Small things amuse small minds.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Clothes do not make the man.

Misery loves company.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Keep your chin up.

Good things come in small packages.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Nine tailors make a man.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't throw good money after bad.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Slow but sure.

Manners maketh the man.

A man is known by his friends.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You reap what you sow.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Silence construes consent.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Make haste slowly.

Seeing is believing.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Bad money drives out good.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Waste not, want not.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Give the Devil his due.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Never speak ill of the dead.

All that glitters is not gold.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Wonders will never cease.

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

The truth will out.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Money makes the world go round.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Each to their own.

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

Any port in a storm.

Less said, soon mended.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Live and learn.

Life is what you make it.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The best things in life are free.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Fight the good fight.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It's better to give than to receive.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A poor worker blames the tools.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Pearls of wisdom.

Better safe than sorry.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's no place like home.

Business before pleasure.

Love makes the world go round.

There is no accounting for tastes.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Many hands make light work.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A watched pot never boils.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

All you need is love.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Less is more.

Seek and you shall find.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Quid pro quo.

Still waters run deep.

Money is the root of all evil.

It takes one to know one.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Look before you leap.

Only fools and horses work.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There's safety in numbers.

Always put your best foot forward.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Ignorance is bliss.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Once a thief, always a thief.

Money isn't everything.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

First come, first served.

A house is not a home.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It goes without saying.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

All the world loves a lover.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The age of miracles is past.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

To every thing there is a season.

You are never too old to learn.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Hope springs eternal.

One good deed deserves another.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A golden key can open any door.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Learn to walk before you run.

The customer is always right.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Blood is thicker than water.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Knowledge is power.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Forgive and forget.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Man does not live by bread alone.

There's an exception to every rule.

Christmas comes but once a year.

It's all grist to the mill.

Revenge is sweet.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

It's the singer not the song.

Third time lucky.

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

Horses for courses.

A thing begun is half done.

Live and let live.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

There is honour among thieves.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

No pain, no gain.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

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

All's fair in love and war.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Practice what you preach.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Time is a great healer.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

First things first.

Another day, another dollar.

Speak as you find.

Great minds think alike.

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

Moderation in all things.

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

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

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

Truth will out.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

He who hesitates is lost.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

The bigger, the better.

Time flies.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Actions speak louder than words.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Honesty is the best policy.

While there is life, there is hope.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Love will find a way.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Opposites attract.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Faith will move mountains.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Walls have ears.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Bad news travels fast.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

There's no smoke without fire.

A fish always rots from the head.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

No news is good news.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

It never rains but it pours.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A cat has nine lives.

Crime doesn't pay.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Birds of a feather flock together.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Life begins at forty.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Different strokes for different folks.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't get mad, get even.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

A bad penny always turns up.

There's no time like the present.

All's well that ends well.

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

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Accidents will happen.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Haste makes waste.

Let the buyer beware.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Silence is golden.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Out of sight, out of mind.

For everything there is a season.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

History repeats itself.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Better late than never.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

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

Time will tell.

All good things must come to an end.

Talk is cheap.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

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

Patience is a virtue.

You can't win them all.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Virtue is its own reward.

Easy come, easy go.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Only the good die young.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The best defence is a good offence.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

More haste, less speed.

The show must go on.

Tomorrow never comes.

Go the extra mile.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

There's one born every minute.

Physician, heal thyself.

It takes two to tango.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.