A golden key can open any door.

Share and share alike.

Let well alone.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

While there is life, there is hope.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

He who hesitates is lost.

Silence construes consent.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

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

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Count your blessings.

Speak as you find.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

There's no time like the present.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Dead men tell no tales.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

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

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You are never too old to learn.

It takes two to tango.

Oil and water don't mix.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The best is the enemy of the good.

Needs must when the devil drives.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The Devil is in the details.

Life begins at forty.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The more the merrier.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Accidents will happen.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Like father, like son.

It's the singer not the song.

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

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Tomorrow is another day.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

No man can serve two masters.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Less is more.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A good man is hard to find.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Each to their own.

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

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

No news is good news.

First things first.

You can't always get what you want.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The Devil looks after his own.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It's best to be on the safe side.

You win some, you lose some.

The truth will out.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Make love not war.

Don't rock the boat.

Money makes the world go round.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Forgive and forget.

No man is an island.

There's no smoke without fire.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Great minds think alike.

Everyone has their price.

The wages of sin is death.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Only fools and horses work.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Better late than never.

Good things come to those who wait.

All's well that ends well.

Beware the Ides of March.

Every stick has two ends.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

There is honour among thieves.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Charity begins at home.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

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

Slow but sure.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Two heads are better than one.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Opposites attract.

Revenge is sweet.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

More haste, less speed.

Make haste slowly.

Never tell tales out of school.

A watched pot never boils.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Never go to bed on an argument.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Quid pro quo.

Big fish eat little fish.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Crime doesn't pay.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Home is where the heart is.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It takes one to know one.

You are what you eat.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Enough is as good as a feast.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Practice what you preach.

Time is money.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

If you build it, they will come.

Bad news travels fast.

You can't take it with you.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Love is blind.

Look before you leap.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't get mad, get even.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

There's safety in numbers.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

God helps those who help themselves.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

East, west, home's best.

Tomorrow never comes.

Enough is enough.

Money talks.

Talk is cheap.

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

Let the buyer beware.

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

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Fight the good fight.

The bigger, the better.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Manners maketh the man.

Paddle your own canoe.

Money isn't everything.

All good things come to those that wait.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Money is the root of all evil.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Walls have ears.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

What goes up must come down.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Practice makes perfect.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The best defence is a good offence.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Blood is thicker than water.

A cat may look at a king.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Business before pleasure.

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

The best things in life are free.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

One hand washes the other.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Attack is the best form of defence.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

One good deed deserves another.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

What goes around comes around.

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

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

Cheats never prosper.

Hope springs eternal.

All things must pass.

Seeing is believing.

You reap what you sow.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Only the good die young.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There's an exception to every rule.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Knowledge is power.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Small things amuse small minds.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Keep your chin up.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A cat has nine lives.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Time and tide wait for no one.

History repeats itself.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Actions speak louder than words.

Live and let live.

Variety is the spice of life.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

Might is right.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Even a worm will turn.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Persuasion is better than force.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Faith will move mountains.

Time is a great healer.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Clothes do not make the man.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Silence is golden.

Give credit where credit is due.

A word to the wise is enough.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

All publicity is good publicity.

There's no place like home.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

To the victor go the spoils.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Every dog has its day.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

For everything there is a season.

Learn to walk before you run.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Waste not, want not.

Any port in a storm.

Many hands make light work.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Another day, another dollar.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Misery loves company.

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

Love will find a way.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Pride comes before a fall.

Time flies.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

It's never too late to mend.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Go the extra mile.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Every picture tells a story.

There's one born every minute.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Horses for courses.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

All the world loves a lover.

Let the dead bury the dead.

It goes without saying.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Nothing new under the sun.

A house is not a home.

Good talk saves the food.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

All you need is love.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A thing begun is half done.

A bad penny always turns up.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Time will tell.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

No rest for the wicked.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Third time lucky.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Seek and you shall find.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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