Every cloud has a silver lining.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Money talks.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Accidents will happen.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Manners maketh the man.

All's fair in love and war.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

If you build it, they will come.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Opposites attract.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Keep your powder dry.

Strike while the iron is hot.

For everything there is a season.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

There is honour among thieves.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You can't take it with you.

History repeats itself.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Wonders will never cease.

There's no place like home.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Time will tell.

Cheats never prosper.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Haste makes waste.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Any port in a storm.

A stitch in time saves nine.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A fish always rots from the head.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There are two sides to every question.

Live and let live.

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

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

First come, first served.

First impressions are the most lasting.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Each to their own.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Love makes the world go round.

Needs must when the devil drives.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Still waters run deep.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Never tell tales out of school.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

An army marches on its stomach.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

A watched pot never boils.

What goes around comes around.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

God helps those who help themselves.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Silence is golden.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Paddle your own canoe.

Always put your best foot forward.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A bad penny always turns up.

Don't get mad, get even.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Forewarned is forearmed.

All's well that ends well.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Small things amuse small minds.

All good things must come to an end.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A golden key can open any door.

What goes up must come down.

Make love not war.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

The show must go on.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's better to give than to receive.

Time is money.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The more the merrier.

East is east, and west is west.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Better late than never.

Another day, another dollar.

All good things come to those that wait.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Persuasion is better than force.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The best things in life are free.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Crime doesn't pay.

It takes one to know one.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The truth will out.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Seize the day.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Live and learn.

Honesty is the best policy.

Little pitchers have big ears.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Knowledge is power.

Third time lucky.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Bad news travels fast.

Quid pro quo.

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

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

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Beware the Ides of March.

All publicity is good publicity.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A cat may look at a king.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Bad money drives out good.

Business before pleasure.

You reap what you sow.

Time is a great healer.

Less is more.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Fight the good fight.

Laughter is the best medicine.

You are what you eat.

There's safety in numbers.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Make haste slowly.

The customer is always right.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Tomorrow never comes.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Slow and steady wins the race.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Horses for courses.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There's one born every minute.

All roads lead to Rome.

Two heads are better than one.

Good things come to those who wait.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Easy come, easy go.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Silence construes consent.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Good talk saves the food.

Even a worm will turn.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Time flies.

Only fools and horses work.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

East, west, home's best.

The wages of sin is death.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Moderation in all things.

There's no time like the present.

Faith will move mountains.

Talk is cheap.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Keep your chin up.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Love is blind.

Let well alone.

Love will find a way.

No man is an island.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A man is known by his friends.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Fortune favours the brave.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Every dog has its day.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It's all grist to the mill.

Charity begins at home.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Big fish eat little fish.

Enough is enough.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Make hay while the sun shines.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A good man is hard to find.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

No man can serve two masters.

All the world loves a lover.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Blood is thicker than water.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

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

The age of miracles is past.

Misery loves company.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Speak as you find.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Share and share alike.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Everyone has their price.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The leopard does not change his spots.

It takes two to tango.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

No news is good news.

Truth will out.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Might is right.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Seeing is believing.

Count your blessings.

A house is not a home.

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

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

You can't always get what you want.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Money makes the world go round.

First things first.

Go the extra mile.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Marriages are made in heaven.

It never rains but it pours.

There's an exception to every rule.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Home is where the heart is.

The Devil is in the details.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

Practice what you preach.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Hide in plain sight.

Like father, like son.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

One good deed deserves another.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Revenge is sweet.

Variety is the spice of life.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The Devil looks after his own.

An man's home is his castle.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Only the good die young.

Look before you leap.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All you need is love.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Practice makes perfect.

Waste not, want not.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Life begins at forty.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Less said, soon mended.

Pride comes before a fall.

You can't win them all.

Never go to bed on an argument.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Every picture tells a story.

Always put your best foot forward.

No pain, no gain.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The bigger, the better.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The end justifies the means.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Money isn't everything.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Every stick has two ends.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Forewarned is forearmed.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You are never too old to learn.

One hand washes the other.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Walls have ears.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.