Never speak ill of the dead.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

There's no time like the present.

There's no place like home.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

You can't always get what you want.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Great minds think alike.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

To every thing there is a season.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Love is blind.

The early bird gets the worm.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Life is what you make it.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Fight the good fight.

Money makes the world go round.

Misery loves company.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Seize the day.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Small things amuse small minds.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The age of miracles is past.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't rock the boat.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The end justifies the means.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

You can't take it with you.

Big fish eat little fish.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

You win some, you lose some.

Beware the Ides of March.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Blood is thicker than water.

Nothing new under the sun.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The best defence is a good offence.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

For everything there is a season.

Many hands make light work.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Everyone has their price.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

It takes one to know one.

Still waters run deep.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

No man can serve two masters.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A golden key can open any door.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Love makes the world go round.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Might is right.

A stitch in time saves nine.

First things first.

It goes without saying.

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

If you build it, they will come.

There's an exception to every rule.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

The show must go on.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Better late than never.

Let well alone.

A watched pot never boils.

Actions speak louder than words.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Wonders will never cease.

It never rains but it pours.

Keep your chin up.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All things must pass.

Each to their own.

Time is a great healer.

Good talk saves the food.

Make love not war.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The truth will out.

All roads lead to Rome.

Crime doesn't pay.

The more the merrier.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It takes two to tango.

He who hesitates is lost.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

One good deed deserves another.

Practice what you preach.

All good things must come to an end.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

All the world loves a lover.

Love will find a way.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Life begins at forty.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You reap what you sow.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

An man's home is his castle.

A word to the wise is enough.

Cheats never prosper.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Live and let live.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Speak as you find.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Home is where the heart is.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Hide in plain sight.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Moderation in all things.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

All publicity is good publicity.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Silence is golden.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Fortune favours the brave.

Make haste slowly.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Every dog has its day.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Time is money.

While there is life, there is hope.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Better safe than sorry.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Silence construes consent.

Hope springs eternal.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

There's one born every minute.

The bigger, the better.

Talk is cheap.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

To the victor go the spoils.

Waste not, want not.

What goes around comes around.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Good things come in small packages.

It's never too late to mend.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't get mad, get even.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A thing begun is half done.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Charity begins at home.

Never tell tales out of school.

More haste, less speed.

One hand washes the other.

Count your blessings.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Truth will out.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's better to give than to receive.

All's well that ends well.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Walls have ears.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Persuasion is better than force.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

History repeats itself.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Like father, like son.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Physician, heal thyself.

Let the buyer beware.

Slow but sure.

Accidents will happen.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Share and share alike.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

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

Knowledge is power.

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

Seeing is believing.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Give the Devil his due.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All's fair in love and war.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Cold hands, warm heart.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

No news is good news.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

What goes up must come down.

Quid pro quo.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

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

Money isn't everything.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

The customer is always right.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

A house is not a home.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

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

Forgive and forget.

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

You can't win them all.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

There's safety in numbers.

Less said, soon mended.

Good things come to those who wait.

Horses for courses.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The best things in life are free.

Opposites attract.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Never give a sucker an even break.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

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

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

East is east, and west is west.

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

First come, first served.

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

Enough is enough.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Dead men tell no tales.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

There's no smoke without fire.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A cat may look at a king.

Different strokes for different folks.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A man is known by his friends.

Practice makes perfect.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The wages of sin is death.

Faith will move mountains.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Revenge is sweet.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Pride comes before a fall.

You are never too old to learn.

All you need is love.

There are two sides to every question.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

God helps those who help themselves.

Easy come, easy go.

Time will tell.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

No man is an island.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Every picture tells a story.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Business before pleasure.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Keep your powder dry.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Time flies.

Two heads are better than one.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Less is more.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Let bygones be bygones.

Oil and water don't mix.