A stitch in time saves nine.

It goes without saying.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Enough is enough.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There's no place like home.

Life begins at forty.

All the world loves a lover.

A thing begun is half done.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Every stick has two ends.

Easy come, easy go.

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

There's no time like the present.

A watched pot never boils.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Hope springs eternal.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Might is right.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Business before pleasure.

Variety is the spice of life.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Talk is cheap.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Moderation in all things.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Make love not war.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's never too late to mend.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Bad news travels fast.

Nine tailors make a man.

No rest for the wicked.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The bigger, the better.

You reap what you sow.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

No news is good news.

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

Waste not, want not.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

To every thing there is a season.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Better late than never.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Silence is golden.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Good things come in small packages.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Make haste slowly.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Only the good die young.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Ignorance is bliss.

A word to the wise is enough.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's the singer not the song.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All publicity is good publicity.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Get out while the getting is good.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Two heads are better than one.

No pain, no gain.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Many hands make light work.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Money is the root of all evil.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

There's no smoke without fire.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Good talk saves the food.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Less is more.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

East, west, home's best.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

All things must pass.

Look before you leap.

A man is known by his friends.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The age of miracles is past.

Beware the Ides of March.

Charity begins at home.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The Devil is in the details.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Learn to walk before you run.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Money isn't everything.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Fortune favours the brave.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't rock the boat.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The wages of sin is death.

Bad money drives out good.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Crime doesn't pay.

Pride comes before a fall.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

It takes two to tango.

Like father, like son.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Live and let live.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Time is a great healer.

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

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Oil and water don't mix.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

History repeats itself.

The more the merrier.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

There is honour among thieves.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Clothes do not make the man.

Knowledge is power.

Forgive and forget.

Stupid is as stupid does.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

First come, first served.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

It takes one to know one.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Truth will out.

Share and share alike.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Virtue is its own reward.

Possession is nine points of the law.

You can't take it with you.

Life is what you make it.

A house is not a home.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Only fools and horses work.

Tomorrow never comes.

Money talks.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Silence construes consent.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A golden key can open any door.

Practice what you preach.

Patience is a virtue.

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

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

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Every dog has its day.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Let bygones be bygones.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Do as I say, not as I do.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Keep your powder dry.

You can have too much of a good thing.

If you can't be good, be careful.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Actions speak louder than words.

You win some, you lose some.

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

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

All good things must come to an end.

One good deed deserves another.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Never tell tales out of school.

All good things come to those that wait.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The truth will out.

It never rains but it pours.

Speak as you find.

Still waters run deep.

Time is money.

Misery loves company.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Walls have ears.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Seeing is believing.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

What goes up must come down.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Better safe than sorry.

All that glitters is not gold.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Paddle your own canoe.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Haste makes waste.

Hide in plain sight.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Go the extra mile.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Wonders will never cease.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Cheats never prosper.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Third time lucky.

All you need is love.

Revenge is sweet.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

One hand washes the other.

Each to their own.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Seek and you shall find.

It's all grist to the mill.

Any port in a storm.

Put your best foot forward.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You can't always get what you want.

Blood is thicker than water.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

There are two sides to every question.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

If you build it, they will come.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

You are never too old to learn.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The show must go on.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Quid pro quo.

Love is blind.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Time will tell.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Fight the good fight.

A cat has nine lives.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Give credit where credit is due.

Count your blessings.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The end justifies the means.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A bad penny always turns up.

Small things amuse small minds.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

What goes around comes around.

The best things in life are free.

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

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

Live and learn.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A cat may look at a king.

For everything there is a season.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Pearls of wisdom.

You win some, you lose some.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Horses for courses.

The early bird gets the worm.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Practice makes perfect.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

While there is life, there is hope.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

More haste, less speed.

Beauty is only skin deep.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Faith will move mountains.

The exception which proves the rule.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It's better to give than to receive.

Dead men tell no tales.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Opposites attract.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

There's one born every minute.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

First things first.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

No man is an island.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

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