Two is company, but three's a crowd.

It's the singer not the song.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Look before you leap.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Patience is a virtue.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

A cat may look at a king.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Money isn't everything.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Hope springs eternal.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A bad penny always turns up.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The truth will out.

Less is more.

Possession is nine points of the law.

You win some, you lose some.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

In the midst of life we are in death.

All's fair in love and war.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Let well alone.

Nothing new under the sun.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Count your blessings.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Each to their own.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Great minds think alike.

There's no time like the present.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Might is right.

The bigger, the better.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Another day, another dollar.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

A house is not a home.

Better safe than sorry.

It's never too late to mend.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Keep your chin up.

Virtue is its own reward.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Paddle your own canoe.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

East, west, home's best.

Silence is golden.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't get mad, get even.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Charity begins at home.

A word to the wise is enough.

Hide in plain sight.

There is honour among thieves.

The end justifies the means.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Any port in a storm.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Clothes do not make the man.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Crime doesn't pay.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

All good things must come to an end.

All you need is love.

Tomorrow never comes.

Learn to walk before you run.

Go the extra mile.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

It takes one to know one.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Practice makes perfect.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Easy come, easy go.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

All's well that ends well.

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

An man's home is his castle.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Pride comes before a fall.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

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

A watched pot never boils.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

There are two sides to every question.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

East is east, and west is west.

The wages of sin is death.

Everyone has their price.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Speak as you find.

There's an exception to every rule.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Life is what you make it.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

To every thing there is a season.

Love will find a way.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Opposites attract.

There's no place like home.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The age of miracles is past.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Third time lucky.

You reap what you sow.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Better late than never.

Appearances can be deceptive.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fortune favours the brave.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Accidents will happen.

Talk is cheap.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

There's one born every minute.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The customer is always right.

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Business before pleasure.

Wonders will never cease.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Physician, heal thyself.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It's all grist to the mill.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

More haste, less speed.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Time is a great healer.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Variety is the spice of life.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Every dog has its day.

The Devil looks after his own.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

It never rains but it pours.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

First come, first served.

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

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Like father, like son.

Misery loves company.

All that glitters is not gold.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Live and let live.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

No news is good news.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Make haste slowly.

Walls have ears.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Good things come in small packages.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The show must go on.

A cat has nine lives.

All publicity is good publicity.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

For everything there is a season.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Keep your powder dry.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Birds of a feather flock together.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Only the good die young.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't take it with you.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

He who hesitates is lost.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

First things first.

Make love not war.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Only fools and horses work.

Horses for courses.

The Devil is in the details.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Get out while the getting is good.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

To the victor go the spoils.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

All things must pass.

Let the buyer beware.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Even a worm will turn.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Moderation in all things.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

Silence construes consent.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Money talks.

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

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Different strokes for different folks.

Dead men tell no tales.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

No pain, no gain.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Knowledge is power.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

It takes two to tango.

One hand washes the other.

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

Fight the good fight.

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

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

You are what you eat.

Live and learn.

You can't always get what you want.

The leopard does not change his spots.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Small things amuse small minds.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

There's no smoke without fire.

The more the merrier.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Truth will out.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Time and tide wait for no one.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Slow but sure.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Time flies.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

All good things come to those that wait.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

You can have too much of a good thing.

It's better to give than to receive.

What goes around comes around.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

No man is an island.

Bad news travels fast.

Two heads are better than one.

Seize the day.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The best things in life are free.

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

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Time will tell.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There's safety in numbers.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

No rest for the wicked.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

What can't be cured must be endured.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Still waters run deep.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Haste makes waste.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

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

Forgive and forget.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A good man is hard to find.

Practice what you preach.

Love makes the world go round.

Ignorance is bliss.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Always put your best foot forward.

No man can serve two masters.

Let bygones be bygones.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Oil and water don't mix.

It goes without saying.

A man is known by his friends.

A golden key can open any door.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Give the Devil his due.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

What goes up must come down.

Every picture tells a story.

You are never too old to learn.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Let the punishment fit the crime.