Good things come to those who wait.

Keep your chin up.

The age of miracles is past.

There's safety in numbers.

Less is more.

Practice what you preach.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Good things come in small packages.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Every picture tells a story.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

All's fair in love and war.

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

It goes without saying.

Oil and water don't mix.

Time flies.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A cat may look at a king.

Two heads are better than one.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

All the world loves a lover.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Beware the Ides of March.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Cheats never prosper.

Opposites attract.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

All's well that ends well.

Truth will out.

A watched pot never boils.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Quid pro quo.

Might is right.

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

Like father, like son.

Life is what you make it.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Better late than never.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Money isn't everything.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Make love not war.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Walls have ears.

Live and learn.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Tomorrow is another day.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Life begins at forty.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A bad penny always turns up.

One hand washes the other.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't shoot the messenger.

More haste, less speed.

A new broom sweeps clean.

There are two sides to every question.

Learn to walk before you run.

A picture paints a thousand words.

History repeats itself.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Every dog has its day.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Stupid is as stupid does.

What goes around comes around.

If the cap fits, wear it.

No pain, no gain.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Go the extra mile.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The best things in life are free.

You can't always get what you want.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Knowledge is power.

It takes two to tango.

Laughter is the best medicine.

There is honour among thieves.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There's no place like home.

Patience is a virtue.

Home is where the heart is.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Haste makes waste.

The more the merrier.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Fight the good fight.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A person is known by the company they keep.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

A word to the wise is enough.

Honesty is the best policy.

Any port in a storm.

It's never too late to mend.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Love is blind.

Forgive and forget.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All you need is love.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Let well alone.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Money talks.

Still waters run deep.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Nothing new under the sun.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Silence is golden.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

Big fish eat little fish.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Hide in plain sight.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There's one born every minute.

Don't throw good money after bad.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Dead men tell no tales.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A house is not a home.

Different strokes for different folks.

Never tell tales out of school.

Clothes do not make the man.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Practice makes perfect.

Give credit where credit is due.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The show must go on.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Wonders will never cease.

Grief divided is made lighter.

East is east, and west is west.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

It takes one to know one.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Keep your powder dry.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Share and share alike.

Accidents will happen.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Manners maketh the man.

Fight fire with fire.

Forewarned is forearmed.

God helps those who help themselves.

Time is money.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

For everything there is a season.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Many hands make light work.

No rest for the wicked.

The Devil looks after his own.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The wages of sin is death.

Money is the root of all evil.

One good deed deserves another.

There's no time like the present.

Moderation in all things.

It's the singer not the song.

Enough is enough.

Virtue is its own reward.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Physician, heal thyself.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

A golden key can open any door.

A thing begun is half done.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

One swallow does not a summer make.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Faith will move mountains.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Seeing is believing.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Bad money drives out good.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

No man is an island.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Silence construes consent.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't get mad, get even.

A fish always rots from the head.

First come, first served.

If you build it, they will come.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Seize the day.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

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

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

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no smoke without fire.

Let bygones be bygones.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Talk is cheap.

Business before pleasure.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

First things first.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Only fools and horses work.

Make haste slowly.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The Devil looks after his own.

Look before you leap.

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

Charity begins at home.

What goes up must come down.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The exception which proves the rule.

Less said, soon mended.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Slow but sure.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Nine tailors make a man.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You can't win them all.

All roads lead to Rome.

Each to their own.

Another day, another dollar.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The Devil is in the details.

The truth will out.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

You reap what you sow.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

To the victor go the spoils.

Everyone has their price.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

No news is good news.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You are what you eat.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Let the buyer beware.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Bad news travels fast.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Tomorrow never comes.

You can't take it with you.

Persuasion is better than force.

To every thing there is a season.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Every stick has two ends.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There's an exception to every rule.

Even a worm will turn.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

He who hesitates is lost.

East, west, home's best.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Variety is the spice of life.

You are never too old to learn.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Speak as you find.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Time will tell.

Seek and you shall find.

Live and let live.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Give the Devil his due.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Third time lucky.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Time is a great healer.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Crime doesn't pay.

Love will find a way.

Always put your best foot forward.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.