Slow and steady wins the race.

All that glitters is not gold.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

One hand washes the other.

Every dog has its day.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Many hands make light work.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Each to their own.

The early bird gets the worm.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

History repeats itself.

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

Let well alone.

It goes without saying.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

He who hesitates is lost.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You can't take it with you.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

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

More haste, less speed.

The Devil looks after his own.

There is honour among thieves.

Seek and you shall find.

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

A thing begun is half done.

A cat may look at a king.

Time flies.

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

Make love not war.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Nothing new under the sun.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The more the merrier.

Talk is cheap.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Silence is golden.

Pearls of wisdom.

Keep your chin up.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Ignorance is bliss.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

First things first.

It takes one to know one.

Crime doesn't pay.

All the world loves a lover.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Different strokes for different folks.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's an exception to every rule.

You win some, you lose some.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

You are what you eat.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The customer is always right.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Never give a sucker an even break.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Keep your powder dry.

Silence construes consent.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Live and learn.

Beware the Ides of March.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

What goes around comes around.

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

You are never too old to learn.

First impressions are the most lasting.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A fish always rots from the head.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The exception which proves the rule.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A golden key can open any door.

It's never too late to mend.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Let the buyer beware.

For everything there is a season.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Wonders will never cease.

First come, first served.

A good man is hard to find.

No man is an island.

No pain, no gain.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Fight the good fight.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Practice makes perfect.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Better safe than sorry.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Two heads are better than one.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Strike while the iron is hot.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A cat has nine lives.

All publicity is good publicity.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Tomorrow never comes.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Forgive and forget.

Give credit where credit is due.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Love is blind.

Truth will out.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

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

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Moderation in all things.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

To every thing there is a season.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Might is right.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Honesty is the best policy.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

If you build it, they will come.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Small things amuse small minds.

Better late than never.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Another day, another dollar.

Third time lucky.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

What goes up must come down.

Life is what you make it.

You reap what you sow.

Money talks.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Fortune favours the brave.

Still waters run deep.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

Revenge is sweet.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Marriages are made in heaven.

All's well that ends well.

The age of miracles is past.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Quid pro quo.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

East is east, and west is west.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It never rains but it pours.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Slow but sure.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

All roads lead to Rome.

Good talk saves the food.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Love will find a way.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Business before pleasure.

Speak as you find.

You can't make bricks without straw.

No rest for the wicked.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

One good deed deserves another.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The best defence is a good offence.

An man's home is his castle.

A man is known by his friends.

East, west, home's best.

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

Practice what you preach.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Walls have ears.

Enough is enough.

No man can serve two masters.

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Seeing is believing.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Seize the day.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Time is money.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Always put your best foot forward.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Virtue is its own reward.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It's all grist to the mill.

The best things in life are free.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Make haste slowly.

Paddle your own canoe.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Great minds think alike.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Physician, heal thyself.

Share and share alike.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Clothes do not make the man.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A person is known by the company they keep.

There's no time like the present.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Opposites attract.

A house is not a home.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Fight fire with fire.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

The bigger, the better.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Horses for courses.

Only fools and horses work.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Waste not, want not.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Dead men tell no tales.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Accidents will happen.

No news is good news.

Time will tell.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Misery loves company.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Look before you leap.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Only the good die young.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Never tell tales out of school.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Variety is the spice of life.

There are two sides to every question.

Every stick has two ends.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Money makes the world go round.

Money isn't everything.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Home is where the heart is.

All good things must come to an end.

Get out while the getting is good.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Any port in a storm.

All things must pass.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

The end justifies the means.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Go the extra mile.

The truth will out.

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

Love makes the world go round.

All you need is love.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Put your best foot forward.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Bad news travels fast.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Time is a great healer.

Like father, like son.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Manners maketh the man.

Haste makes waste.

Everyone has their price.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Fortune favours the brave.

Cheats never prosper.

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

You can't win them all.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

There's safety in numbers.