Life begins at forty.

Wonders will never cease.

A golden key can open any door.

No man can serve two masters.

All you need is love.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

All things must pass.

Money talks.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

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

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A dog is a man's best friend.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Marriages are made in heaven.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Talk is cheap.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Make love not war.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Knowledge is power.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Like father, like son.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't get mad, get even.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

All good things come to those that wait.

Love makes the world go round.

Time is a great healer.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

The customer is always right.

The leopard does not change his spots.

It's best to be on the safe side.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Life is what you make it.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Opposites attract.

Money isn't everything.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Love is blind.

No rest for the wicked.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Live and let live.

Out of sight, out of mind.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

There is honour among thieves.

All's well that ends well.

Fortune favours the brave.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It's never too late to mend.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Virtue is its own reward.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

You win some, you lose some.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A thing begun is half done.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Silence is golden.

The age of miracles is past.

The Devil is in the details.

Seize the day.

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

A good man is hard to find.

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

Third time lucky.

Still waters run deep.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

If you build it, they will come.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Silence construes consent.

All roads lead to Rome.

East, west, home's best.

It takes one to know one.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Physician, heal thyself.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Accidents will happen.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Fight the good fight.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Variety is the spice of life.

A bad penny always turns up.

Practice what you preach.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Everyone has their price.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

History repeats itself.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

The best defence is a good offence.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Share and share alike.

Misery loves company.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A fish always rots from the head.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

It takes two to tango.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Pride comes before a fall.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Tomorrow is another day.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Let the buyer beware.

Bad money drives out good.

First things first.

Money is the root of all evil.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It's better to give than to receive.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Make haste slowly.

Might is right.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Persuasion is better than force.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Beggars can't be choosers.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Paddle your own canoe.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Learn to walk before you run.

Only the good die young.

Keep your powder dry.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Dead men tell no tales.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The exception which proves the rule.

The bigger, the better.

Every dog has its day.

What goes around comes around.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A man is known by his friends.

Enough is enough.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Even a worm will turn.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Put your best foot forward.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It's all grist to the mill.

A house is not a home.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All that glitters is not gold.

One good deed deserves another.

You can't always get what you want.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Honesty is the best policy.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Money makes the world go round.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

First come, first served.

Small things amuse small minds.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Waste not, want not.

One hand washes the other.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Let bygones be bygones.

Bad news travels fast.

Different strokes for different folks.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Hope springs eternal.

Count your blessings.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Seek and you shall find.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A cat may look at a king.

Go the extra mile.

Easy come, easy go.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

There's no time like the present.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Nothing new under the sun.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Time will tell.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Moderation in all things.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

The truth will out.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Walls have ears.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Better late than never.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Every picture tells a story.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Slow but sure.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

There's no smoke without fire.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Let well alone.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Faith will move mountains.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Oil and water don't mix.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

There's an exception to every rule.

A word to the wise is enough.

Love will find a way.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

You can't take it with you.

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

Horses for courses.

The early bird gets the worm.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Patience is a virtue.

Beware the Ides of March.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't throw good money after bad.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't shoot the messenger.

East is east, and west is west.

There's no place like home.

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

Look before you leap.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The end justifies the means.

Time flies.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

No pain, no gain.

He who hesitates is lost.

Cheats never prosper.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

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

More haste, less speed.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

You can't win them all.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Charity begins at home.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It goes without saying.

Good talk saves the food.

Pearls of wisdom.

The show must go on.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Less is more.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Quid pro quo.

Hide in plain sight.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The more the merrier.

All good things must come to an end.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

No news is good news.

Each to their own.

Nine tailors make a man.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

An army marches on its stomach.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

What goes up must come down.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

All's fair in love and war.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It's the singer not the song.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Keep your chin up.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

There's safety in numbers.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Any port in a storm.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

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

Don't rock the boat.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

For everything there is a season.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Live and learn.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Seeing is believing.

You are never too old to learn.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

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

Time is money.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Great minds think alike.

Many hands make light work.

Slow and steady wins the race.

There's one born every minute.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The best things in life are free.

A cat has nine lives.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Another day, another dollar.

No man is an island.

Haste makes waste.

Revenge is sweet.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

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

Give the Devil his due.

To the victor go the spoils.