Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Love will find a way.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

No man is an island.

History repeats itself.

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Misery loves company.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Quid pro quo.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The early bird gets the worm.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

No news is good news.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Everyone has their price.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It's the singer not the song.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Opposites attract.

East is east, and west is west.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

East, west, home's best.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

Fight the good fight.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Forgive and forget.

Persuasion is better than force.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

There's no place like home.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A bad penny always turns up.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A word to the wise is enough.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Two heads are better than one.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Less is more.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

One hand washes the other.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Enough is enough.

Bad money drives out good.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Money isn't everything.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Knowledge is power.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Pride comes before a fall.

A cat has nine lives.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Haste makes waste.

Live and let live.

A watched pot never boils.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't rock the boat.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The exception which proves the rule.

First things first.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Revenge is sweet.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Small things amuse small minds.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Manners maketh the man.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Business before pleasure.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Do as I say, not as I do.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Fortune favours the brave.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Money makes the world go round.

The Devil looks after his own.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Ignorance is bliss.

Might is right.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Home is where the heart is.

The customer is always right.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Physician, heal thyself.

Paddle your own canoe.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Walls have ears.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Moderation in all things.

Blood is thicker than water.

There's one born every minute.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Nothing new under the sun.

You are never too old to learn.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Seize the day.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Never tell tales out of school.

Only fools and horses work.

Each to their own.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It goes without saying.

There's safety in numbers.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

No rest for the wicked.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Every stick has two ends.

Hope springs eternal.

It's best to be on the safe side.

More haste, less speed.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

There's a time and a place for everything.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Go the extra mile.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Truth will out.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Many hands make light work.

There's an exception to every rule.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Even a worm will turn.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Every dog has its day.

Grief divided is made lighter.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Practice makes perfect.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Get out while the getting is good.

Speak as you find.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Time is money.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Look before you leap.

Good things come in small packages.

To the victor go the spoils.

Money talks.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Tomorrow is another day.

Hide in plain sight.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't get mad, get even.

Charity begins at home.

Third time lucky.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Bad news travels fast.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

If you can't be good, be careful.

All you need is love.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A man is known by his friends.

It takes one to know one.

Talk is cheap.

Nine tailors make a man.

Once a thief, always a thief.

All things must pass.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Life is what you make it.

Practice what you preach.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Keep your powder dry.

Let well alone.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The bigger, the better.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Virtue is its own reward.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Attack is the best form of defence.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

All good things must come to an end.

What goes up must come down.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Wonders will never cease.

Count your blessings.

The end justifies the means.

Good talk saves the food.

Dead men tell no tales.

Live and learn.

It's never too late to mend.

Any port in a storm.

Crime doesn't pay.

Let the buyer beware.

God helps those who help themselves.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

An man's home is his castle.

Accidents will happen.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Make haste slowly.

Nothing succeeds like success.

No man can serve two masters.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A good man is hard to find.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

He who hesitates is lost.

There's no time like the present.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Love makes the world go round.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Love is blind.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

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

For everything there is a season.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Time flies.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Seeing is believing.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Better late than never.

Seek and you shall find.

The wages of sin is death.

You can have too much of a good thing.

You are what you eat.

Slow but sure.

Variety is the spice of life.

Waste not, want not.

All publicity is good publicity.

You can't win them all.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

There are two sides to every question.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Honesty is the best policy.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Keep your chin up.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

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

No pain, no gain.

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

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Silence construes consent.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The truth will out.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Share and share alike.

The more the merrier.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It's all grist to the mill.

Time will tell.

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

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

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

Still waters run deep.

A cat may look at a king.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Patience is a virtue.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Great minds think alike.

Actions speak louder than words.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

You can't take it with you.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

You reap what you sow.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

First things first.

An army marches on its stomach.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It takes two to tango.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Make love not war.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

A house is not a home.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

All good things come to those that wait.

All's well that ends well.

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

Horses for courses.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.