Better safe than sorry.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Stupid is as stupid does.

All things must pass.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

You can't take it with you.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Charity begins at home.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There's no time like the present.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A cat may look at a king.

Forgive and forget.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Speak as you find.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Accidents will happen.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Two heads are better than one.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All the world loves a lover.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

No man is an island.

Money isn't everything.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't get mad, get even.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Hide in plain sight.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Haste makes waste.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Another day, another dollar.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A bad penny always turns up.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Practice what you preach.

An man's home is his castle.

The best defence is a good offence.

All you need is love.

Any port in a storm.

Make haste slowly.

Each to their own.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Let well alone.

Money is the root of all evil.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Might is right.

Possession is nine points of the law.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You can't always get what you want.

There's no smoke without fire.

Physician, heal thyself.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Misery loves company.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

For everything there is a season.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The best things in life are free.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

It takes two to tango.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Patience is a virtue.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Horses for courses.

All publicity is good publicity.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Good things come to those who wait.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Go the extra mile.

The end justifies the means.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

It takes one to know one.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

First things first.

Make love not war.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Many hands make light work.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You reap what you sow.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Give credit where credit is due.

You are never too old to learn.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Give the Devil his due.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Hope springs eternal.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Variety is the spice of life.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It's better to give than to receive.

A fish always rots from the head.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Share and share alike.

What goes up must come down.

Knowledge is power.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The more the merrier.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

While there is life, there is hope.

Walls have ears.

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

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Third time lucky.

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

Silence is golden.

Quid pro quo.

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

Better late than never.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You can't win them all.

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

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

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

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All's fair in love and war.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Manners maketh the man.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

No pain, no gain.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

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

Actions speak louder than words.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Never tell tales out of school.

Love makes the world go round.

There's no place like home.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Get out while the getting is good.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The bigger, the better.

Beauty is only skin deep.

More haste, less speed.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Love will find a way.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Practice makes perfect.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All roads lead to Rome.

It's the singer not the song.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

There's one born every minute.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It's best to be on the safe side.

If you build it, they will come.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

To every thing there is a season.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The exception which proves the rule.

Great minds think alike.

Slow but sure.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Always put your best foot forward.

Live and learn.

Different strokes for different folks.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Easy come, easy go.

It's never too late to mend.

A good man is hard to find.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Talk is cheap.

Even a worm will turn.

It never rains but it pours.

Bad news travels fast.

Put your best foot forward.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Business before pleasure.

Money talks.

Fight fire with fire.

No rest for the wicked.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Only the good die young.

One hand washes the other.

God helps those who help themselves.

Only fools and horses work.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There are two sides to every question.

There's an exception to every rule.

Keep your powder dry.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The early bird gets the worm.

Seize the day.

First come, first served.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

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

Cheats never prosper.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Look before you leap.

A house is not a home.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Good things come in small packages.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

One good deed deserves another.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Silence construes consent.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A watched pot never boils.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Pride comes before a fall.

There's safety in numbers.

Love is blind.

All good things must come to an end.

A thing begun is half done.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

It goes without saying.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Like father, like son.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Still waters run deep.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Laughter is the best medicine.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

You can't make bricks without straw.

Time is money.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Fight the good fight.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The age of miracles is past.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Life is what you make it.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Live and let live.

Time flies.

Truth will out.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Time will tell.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Waste not, want not.

Seeing is believing.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The customer is always right.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Opposites attract.

East is east, and west is west.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

East, west, home's best.

Everyone has their price.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

The show must go on.

Let bygones be bygones.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Less is more.

Don't rock the boat.

What goes around comes around.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Fortune favours the brave.

Every dog has its day.

You are what you eat.

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

All's well that ends well.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Every picture tells a story.

Curiosity killed the cat.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Home is where the heart is.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Moderation in all things.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Make love not war.

Faith will move mountains.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Time is a great healer.

You win some, you lose some.

Good talk saves the food.