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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Forewarned is forearmed.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Pride comes before a fall.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Give the Devil his due.

The show must go on.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Good things come to those who wait.

The age of miracles is past.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Life begins at forty.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Charity begins at home.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Easy come, easy go.

Let the buyer beware.

Horses for courses.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Only fools and horses work.

Live and learn.

Love is blind.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Oil and water don't mix.

Big fish eat little fish.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Love will find a way.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Practice makes perfect.

Everyone has their price.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Bad news travels fast.

What goes around comes around.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Give credit where credit is due.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

All good things must come to an end.

It takes one to know one.

Make haste slowly.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It's never too late to mend.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

You can't always get what you want.

Each to their own.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Count your blessings.

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

Like father, like son.

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

East, west, home's best.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Walls have ears.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Virtue is its own reward.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Enough is enough.

The truth will out.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Better late than never.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

First things first.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Accidents will happen.

What goes up must come down.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Forgive and forget.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Make love not war.

Nothing succeeds like success.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

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

Time will tell.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A cat has nine lives.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

All that glitters is not gold.

Seek and you shall find.

It's better to give than to receive.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Different strokes for different folks.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Cheats never prosper.

Hide in plain sight.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Waste not, want not.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

All you need is love.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Every dog has its day.

For everything there is a season.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

An army marches on its stomach.

Money isn't everything.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Slow but sure.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Silence construes consent.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It's all grist to the mill.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Dead men tell no tales.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Money makes the world go round.

There's a time and a place for everything.

All the world loves a lover.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Let bygones be bygones.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The exception which proves the rule.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

There's no place like home.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

No news is good news.

All's fair in love and war.

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

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

Fight the good fight.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Quid pro quo.

Look before you leap.

All's well that ends well.

The bigger, the better.

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

Third time lucky.

Many hands make light work.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Grief divided is made lighter.

An man's home is his castle.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A golden key can open any door.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

There's one born every minute.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Less is more.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It's best to be on the safe side.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Patience is a virtue.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Blood is thicker than water.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Bad money drives out good.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The customer is always right.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Seeing is believing.

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

Truth will out.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Home is where the heart is.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Money is the root of all evil.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Nothing new under the sun.

Speak as you find.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Misery loves company.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Once a thief, always a thief.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Silence is golden.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Great minds think alike.

The best things in life are free.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

There's an exception to every rule.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A good man is hard to find.

A man is known by his friends.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

You are what you eat.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

Knowledge is power.

Better safe than sorry.

Live and let live.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All things must pass.

You can't take it with you.

No man can serve two masters.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Keep your powder dry.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Go the extra mile.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Business before pleasure.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

It takes two to tango.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

He who hesitates is lost.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Life is what you make it.

Clothes do not make the man.

Wonders will never cease.

No man is an island.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Moderation in all things.

East is east, and west is west.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Might is right.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Let well alone.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Small things amuse small minds.

If you build it, they will come.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Put your best foot forward.

Revenge is sweet.

To every thing there is a season.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The Devil is in the details.

There are two sides to every question.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Another day, another dollar.

One good deed deserves another.

A word to the wise is enough.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Hope springs eternal.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Tomorrow never comes.

Love makes the world go round.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

A cat may look at a king.

To the victor go the spoils.

The more the merrier.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A thing begun is half done.

Good things come in small packages.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Only the good die young.

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Persuasion is better than force.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Even a worm will turn.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

All publicity is good publicity.

No pain, no gain.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There is no accounting for tastes.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Ignorance is bliss.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It's the singer not the song.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Share and share alike.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Practice what you preach.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Opposites attract.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Time is a great healer.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Physician, heal thyself.

Keep your chin up.

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

There's no time like the present.

Christmas comes but once a year.

You reap what you sow.