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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It takes one to know one.

Give credit where credit is due.

Less is more.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Little pitchers have big ears.

East is east, and west is west.

The exception which proves the rule.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Love is blind.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Even a worm will turn.

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

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

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Love will find a way.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Third time lucky.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't change horses in midstream.

East, west, home's best.

Waste not, want not.

The show must go on.

No news is good news.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

There's safety in numbers.

Revenge is sweet.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

A cat has nine lives.

The end justifies the means.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Charity begins at home.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Put your best foot forward.

Fortune favours the brave.

The truth will out.

Moderation in all things.

Paddle your own canoe.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

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

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

Live and let live.

All publicity is good publicity.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Haste makes waste.

Life is what you make it.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Share and share alike.

A man is known by his friends.

Better safe than sorry.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Physician, heal thyself.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's the singer not the song.

Misery loves company.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

You win some, you lose some.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Hide in plain sight.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

History repeats itself.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

There's no place like home.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Good things come to those who wait.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

More haste, less speed.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

There are two sides to every question.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The more the merrier.

Slow but sure.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All's well that ends well.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

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

Beware the Ides of March.

There's no smoke without fire.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The Devil looks after his own.

Any port in a storm.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

One hand washes the other.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Seeing is believing.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Practice what you preach.

Knowledge is power.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Practice makes perfect.

A watched pot never boils.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Go the extra mile.

A golden key can open any door.

Tomorrow never comes.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

No man can serve two masters.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Every stick has two ends.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The Devil is in the details.

Enough is enough.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

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

Time is money.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Every picture tells a story.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

It's never too late to mend.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The bigger, the better.

Love makes the world go round.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Each to their own.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It's better to give than to receive.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't rock the boat.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A miss is as good as a mile.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Man does not live by bread alone.

One good deed deserves another.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It's best to be on the safe side.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Live and learn.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Time will tell.

Opposites attract.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

God helps those who help themselves.

Nine tailors make a man.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Talk is cheap.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Keep your chin up.

Another day, another dollar.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The customer is always right.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A house is not a home.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You can't take it with you.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You can't always get what you want.

Actions speak louder than words.

Fight the good fight.

A thing begun is half done.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Every dog has its day.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

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

Accidents will happen.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

One swallow does not a summer make.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A fish always rots from the head.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Never speak ill of the dead.

All's fair in love and war.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

There's one born every minute.

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

There's no time like the present.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

All you need is love.

You reap what you sow.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Keep your powder dry.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A good man is hard to find.

When one door shuts, another opens.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Like father, like son.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Patience is a virtue.

Make haste slowly.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Bad news travels fast.

Cheats never prosper.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Money isn't everything.

Wonders will never cease.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

What goes around comes around.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Fight fire with fire.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Great minds think alike.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Truth will out.

Speak as you find.

Seize the day.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

First come, first served.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Pearls of wisdom.

Time flies.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Quid pro quo.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Forgive and forget.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

All good things must come to an end.

It's all grist to the mill.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Count your blessings.

Less said, soon mended.

For everything there is a season.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Good things come in small packages.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Faith will move mountains.

Money makes the world go round.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't get mad, get even.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Give the Devil his due.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Make love not war.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

It takes two to tango.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Let the buyer beware.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Crime doesn't pay.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It goes without saying.

Always put your best foot forward.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There is honour among thieves.

All things must pass.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Hope springs eternal.

Clothes do not make the man.

Good fences make good neighbours.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Money talks.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

You can't win them all.

All that glitters is not gold.

Dead men tell no tales.

Good talk saves the food.

Silence construes consent.

Many hands make light work.

Small things amuse small minds.

Tomorrow is another day.

Never tell tales out of school.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

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

Still waters run deep.

Bad money drives out good.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

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

No pain, no gain.

Silence is golden.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Business before pleasure.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Horses for courses.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The best things in life are free.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

No rest for the wicked.

Oil and water don't mix.