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

Once a thief, always a thief.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Never tell tales out of school.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The Devil looks after his own.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Live and let live.

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

The Devil is in the details.

A golden key can open any door.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

It's better to give than to receive.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Good talk saves the food.

Forewarned is forearmed.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Only the good die young.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It's the singer not the song.

Each to their own.

Seize the day.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Still waters run deep.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Patience is a virtue.

Big fish eat little fish.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The early bird gets the worm.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

Seeing is believing.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Let well alone.

A word to the wise is enough.

To the victor go the spoils.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The customer is always right.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Manners maketh the man.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Life is what you make it.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Physician, heal thyself.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A watched pot never boils.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Paddle your own canoe.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All roads lead to Rome.

Even a worm will turn.

Silence is golden.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Cheats never prosper.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Truth will out.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Oil and water don't mix.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Waste not, want not.

What goes around comes around.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Hide in plain sight.

Money is the root of all evil.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

You reap what you sow.

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

Tomorrow never comes.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Practice makes perfect.

Give the Devil his due.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Live and learn.

Actions speak louder than words.

You are what you eat.

Different strokes for different folks.

No news is good news.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Time will tell.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Count your blessings.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

There is honour among thieves.

Love makes the world go round.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Bad news travels fast.

Enough is enough.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

All's fair in love and war.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Seek and you shall find.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can't take it with you.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

One hand washes the other.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Fortune favours the brave.

Walls have ears.

The end justifies the means.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Time flies.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Silence construes consent.

Money talks.

Marriages are made in heaven.

All's well that ends well.

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

Any port in a storm.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Keep your powder dry.

All that glitters is not gold.

Wonders will never cease.

Charity begins at home.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Less is more.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

For everything there is a season.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Great minds think alike.

To every thing there is a season.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Time is money.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

God helps those who help themselves.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The age of miracles is past.

There's an exception to every rule.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't get mad, get even.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Two heads are better than one.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A cat may look at a king.

A fish always rots from the head.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Small things amuse small minds.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Go the extra mile.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

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

The bigger, the better.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Faith will move mountains.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

The truth will out.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

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

Fight the good fight.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Little pitchers have big ears.

There's one born every minute.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Horses for courses.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Love will find a way.

More haste, less speed.

It never rains but it pours.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

No man is an island.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Life begins at forty.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Better late than never.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

There's no place like home.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A dog is a man's best friend.

First come, first served.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Time is a great healer.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Practice what you preach.

Many hands make light work.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Accidents will happen.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

What goes up must come down.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Every stick has two ends.

Beggars can't be choosers.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Easy come, easy go.

There's safety in numbers.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Misery loves company.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Let the buyer beware.

Once bitten, twice shy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

You can't always get what you want.

You win some, you lose some.

The wages of sin is death.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

It's never too late to mend.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The best defence is a good offence.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Keep your chin up.

Let bygones be bygones.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Quid pro quo.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Give credit where credit is due.

Talk is cheap.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It takes one to know one.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Might is right.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

East is east, and west is west.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Put your best foot forward.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Beware the Ides of March.

History repeats itself.

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

Love is blind.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

A bad penny always turns up.

Money isn't everything.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Make love not war.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

All the world loves a lover.

Third time lucky.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The more the merrier.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Bad money drives out good.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

Everyone has their price.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The show must go on.

A man is known by his friends.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

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

An man's home is his castle.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Fight fire with fire.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

A cat has nine lives.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Like father, like son.

A thing begun is half done.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Grief divided is made lighter.

East, west, home's best.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Revenge is sweet.

You are never too old to learn.

It takes two to tango.

Moderation in all things.

Virtue is its own reward.

There are two sides to every question.

There's no smoke without fire.

Opposites attract.

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

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

It goes without saying.

Speak as you find.

First things first.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

You can't win them all.

Every dog has its day.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

If you build it, they will come.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A good man is hard to find.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Less said, soon mended.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

All things must pass.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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