The apple never falls far from the tree.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Good talk saves the food.

Talk is cheap.

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

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

Two heads are better than one.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Time is a great healer.

More haste, less speed.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

All the world loves a lover.

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

Charity begins at home.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Opposites attract.

Look before you leap.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Dead men tell no tales.

Less is more.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Seeing is believing.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Clothes do not make the man.

No news is good news.

Fortune favours the brave.

All roads lead to Rome.

Get out while the getting is good.

Patience is a virtue.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A word to the wise is enough.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Crime doesn't pay.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

All's fair in love and war.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Horses for courses.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Seek and you shall find.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Good fences make good neighbours.

There's an exception to every rule.

You can have too much of a good thing.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Persuasion is better than force.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

An man's home is his castle.

No rest for the wicked.

First things first.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It's better to give than to receive.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

The Devil is in the details.

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

The best things in life are free.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

You are never too old to learn.

Only fools and horses work.

Let the buyer beware.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

You reap what you sow.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Any port in a storm.

Don't get mad, get even.

Fight the good fight.

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

East, west, home's best.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

No pain, no gain.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Bad money drives out good.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

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

Waste not, want not.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Let well alone.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

To every thing there is a season.

It's never too late to mend.

If the cap fits, wear it.

One hand washes the other.

There's no smoke without fire.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

It's all grist to the mill.

Make love not war.

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

Good things come in small packages.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Practice makes perfect.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

You can't win them all.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It goes without saying.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Hope springs eternal.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Great minds think alike.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Third time lucky.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Paddle your own canoe.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Silence construes consent.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Actions speak louder than words.

Quid pro quo.

Keep your powder dry.

Different strokes for different folks.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Virtue is its own reward.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Business before pleasure.

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

Moderation in all things.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The early bird gets the worm.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Money makes the world go round.

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

The truth will out.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

If you build it, they will come.

Better late than never.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Go the extra mile.

The wages of sin is death.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

The show must go on.

Many hands make light work.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Tomorrow never comes.

The bigger, the better.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

There's no time like the present.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

What goes around comes around.

Physician, heal thyself.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

No man can serve two masters.

Oil and water don't mix.

Learn to walk before you run.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

All that glitters is not gold.

Seize the day.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Put your best foot forward.

A fish always rots from the head.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Every stick has two ends.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Laughter is the best medicine.

He who hesitates is lost.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

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

Give credit where credit is due.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Silence is golden.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

There's safety in numbers.

Money talks.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There is honour among thieves.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Beware the Ides of March.

All you need is love.

Time is money.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Misery loves company.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Revenge is sweet.

Walls have ears.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Honesty is the best policy.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Speak as you find.

Better safe than sorry.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Every picture tells a story.

You can't always get what you want.

A cat may look at a king.

It takes one to know one.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Enough is enough.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

First come, first served.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

For everything there is a season.

Youth is wasted on the young.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A watched pot never boils.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The Devil looks after his own.

Count your blessings.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Forgive and forget.

Love will find a way.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Give the Devil his due.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Practice what you preach.

All good things must come to an end.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Blood is thicker than water.

Money isn't everything.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A good man is hard to find.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Like father, like son.

A bad penny always turns up.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

The more the merrier.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

There's one born every minute.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A golden key can open any door.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Faith will move mountains.

Accidents will happen.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Home is where the heart is.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You can't take it with you.

Love is blind.

The customer is always right.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

You are what you eat.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The age of miracles is past.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Every dog has its day.

Time will tell.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Life begins at forty.

Live and learn.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Tomorrow is another day.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

It takes two to tango.

Slow but sure.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Still waters run deep.

Another day, another dollar.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

History repeats itself.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

A house is not a home.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Easy come, easy go.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

What goes up must come down.