Enough is as good as a feast.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It goes without saying.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Nine tailors make a man.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Count your blessings.

He who hesitates is lost.

Nothing succeeds like success.

If you build it, they will come.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Give credit where credit is due.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

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

It takes two to tango.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Good things come to those who wait.

Only the good die young.

Crime doesn't pay.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Cheats never prosper.

Tomorrow never comes.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Practice what you preach.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

All's well that ends well.

Pearls of wisdom.

Silence is golden.

There's an exception to every rule.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

What goes around comes around.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

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

To every thing there is a season.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Business before pleasure.

A word to the wise is enough.

No man is an island.

Live and learn.

All things must pass.

Keep your chin up.

It's never too late to mend.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Look before you leap.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The age of miracles is past.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

No pain, no gain.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Tomorrow is another day.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

God helps those who help themselves.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Patience is a virtue.

Share and share alike.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

The truth will out.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Time flies.

Might is right.

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

All you need is love.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It never rains but it pours.

Every dog has its day.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

No news is good news.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Less said, soon mended.

East, west, home's best.

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

There is honour among thieves.

All publicity is good publicity.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Nothing new under the sun.

Misery loves company.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

The more the merrier.

Make love not war.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't shoot the messenger.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

There's one born every minute.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Never tell tales out of school.

Different strokes for different folks.

History repeats itself.

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

Easy come, easy go.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Walls have ears.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Faith will move mountains.

Marriages are made in heaven.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Curiosity killed the cat.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A new broom sweeps clean.

While there is life, there is hope.

Hope springs eternal.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Third time lucky.

Waste not, want not.

You reap what you sow.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The end justifies the means.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The exception which proves the rule.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Charity begins at home.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A cat may look at a king.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's no place like home.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

All's fair in love and war.

Money isn't everything.

A picture paints a thousand words.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A fish always rots from the head.

Give the Devil his due.

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

One hand washes the other.

Live and let live.

Each to their own.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

There are two sides to every question.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Great minds think alike.

Every picture tells a story.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

First come, first served.

Silence construes consent.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Put your best foot forward.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Go the extra mile.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Speak as you find.

Like father, like son.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

The show must go on.

Opposites attract.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Practice makes perfect.

Keep your powder dry.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Good things come in small packages.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Get out while the getting is good.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Wonders will never cease.

Money is the root of all evil.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You are what you eat.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A man is known by his friends.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Home is where the heart is.

All the world loves a lover.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Still waters run deep.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

East is east, and west is west.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Horses for courses.

It's all grist to the mill.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't win them all.

One good deed deserves another.

Life begins at forty.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

There's no time like the present.

Persuasion is better than force.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Truth will out.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

What goes up must come down.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

A house is not a home.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Two heads are better than one.

More haste, less speed.

The Devil is in the details.

Always put your best foot forward.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

An army marches on its stomach.

Many hands make light work.

First things first.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A bad penny always turns up.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Ignorance is bliss.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Time will tell.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Love makes the world go round.

You can't take it with you.

Oil and water don't mix.

Bad money drives out good.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Fortune favours the brave.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Time is money.

Talk is cheap.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

There's no smoke without fire.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Another day, another dollar.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

Love is blind.

Haste makes waste.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All that glitters is not gold.

Forgive and forget.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Revenge is sweet.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A watched pot never boils.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The best things in life are free.

All roads lead to Rome.

Even a worm will turn.

The best defence is a good offence.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Life is what you make it.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Let the dead bury the dead.

You are never too old to learn.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Hide in plain sight.

There's no fool like an old fool.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Only fools and horses work.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Quid pro quo.

Fight the good fight.

It's the singer not the song.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Money makes the world go round.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Don't rock the boat.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Beauty is only skin deep.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

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

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

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

Enough is enough.

Seize the day.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Everyone has their price.

Better safe than sorry.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Knowledge is power.

For everything there is a season.

Less is more.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Better late than never.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Time is a great healer.

The Devil looks after his own.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Honesty is the best policy.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

All publicity is good publicity.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Seeing is believing.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Accidents will happen.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

God helps those who help themselves.

The bigger, the better.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Bad news travels fast.