Birds of a feather flock together.

You are never too old to learn.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

It takes two to tango.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Put your best foot forward.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

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

Haste makes waste.

Accidents will happen.

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

You can't take it with you.

All that glitters is not gold.

Let well alone.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

All the world loves a lover.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Keep your chin up.

Variety is the spice of life.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Time is money.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Truth will out.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Nothing new under the sun.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You can't win them all.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Virtue is its own reward.

Knowledge is power.

Let bygones be bygones.

Every picture tells a story.

A cat has nine lives.

Attack is the best form of defence.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

God helps those who help themselves.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

In the midst of life we are in death.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Tomorrow never comes.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Make haste slowly.

The early bird gets the worm.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Patience is a virtue.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Good things come in small packages.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The Devil is in the details.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

A thing begun is half done.

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

Slow but sure.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Speak as you find.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

All's fair in love and war.

Only the good die young.

Money is the root of all evil.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

First come, first served.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Walls have ears.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It's the singer not the song.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Time flies.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Pride comes before a fall.

Make love not war.

More haste, less speed.

Let the buyer beware.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The show must go on.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Hope springs eternal.

Count your blessings.

The wages of sin is death.

No rest for the wicked.

Life begins at forty.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Good talk saves the food.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Faith will move mountains.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

Even a worm will turn.

There's safety in numbers.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It's never too late to mend.

A picture paints a thousand words.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Great minds think alike.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Waste not, want not.

An man's home is his castle.

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

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

The customer is always right.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Money makes the world go round.

What goes up must come down.

Look before you leap.

Live and learn.

No man is an island.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

You are what you eat.

No pain, no gain.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

It never rains but it pours.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Share and share alike.

Silence construes consent.

The truth will out.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Two heads are better than one.

One hand washes the other.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

The best things in life are free.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Forgive and forget.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Better late than never.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Life is what you make it.

It's all grist to the mill.

Make hay while the sun shines.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The bigger, the better.

Bad money drives out good.

Less said, soon mended.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A house is not a home.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Where there is smoke there is fire.

History repeats itself.

There is honour among thieves.

You reap what you sow.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Practice what you preach.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A cat may look at a king.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Time will tell.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Seeing is believing.

Another day, another dollar.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

All things must pass.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

The end justifies the means.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Misery loves company.

The more the merrier.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

East, west, home's best.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Get out while the getting is good.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A man is known by his friends.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

It's better to give than to receive.

There's no place like home.

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

Go the extra mile.

Better safe than sorry.

To the victor go the spoils.

A bad penny always turns up.

No news is good news.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

There are two sides to every question.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

All's well that ends well.

Love makes the world go round.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The age of miracles is past.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Any port in a storm.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

No man can serve two masters.

Learn to walk before you run.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Honesty is the best policy.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Business before pleasure.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Actions speak louder than words.

Revenge is sweet.

Beware the Ides of March.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

It takes one to know one.

What goes around comes around.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Fortune favours the brave.

Live and let live.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Money isn't everything.

East is east, and west is west.

Third time lucky.

Don't get mad, get even.

A good man is hard to find.

Little pitchers have big ears.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Fight fire with fire.

Laughter is the best medicine.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Like father, like son.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Grief divided is made lighter.

If you build it, they will come.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Talk is cheap.

All publicity is good publicity.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Only fools and horses work.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Nine tailors make a man.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Quid pro quo.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

All you need is love.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Love will find a way.

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

Seize the day.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Enough is enough.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Time is a great healer.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Might is right.

Dead men tell no tales.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Easy come, easy go.

Nothing succeeds like success.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Tomorrow is another day.

Hide in plain sight.

You can't always get what you want.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Cheats never prosper.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Christmas comes but once a year.

There's no smoke without fire.

Ignorance is bliss.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There's one born every minute.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Love is blind.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

First things first.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Blood is thicker than water.

Paddle your own canoe.

Still waters run deep.

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

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Moderation in all things.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All good things must come to an end.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Fight the good fight.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The Devil looks after his own.

He who hesitates is lost.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A fish always rots from the head.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A watched pot never boils.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Keep your powder dry.

Less is more.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

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

A golden key can open any door.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Slow but sure.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Each to their own.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Fortune favours the brave.