Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A fish always rots from the head.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

All publicity is good publicity.

Let the buyer beware.

Seeing is believing.

While there is life, there is hope.

A bad penny always turns up.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Walls have ears.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

First come, first served.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Accidents will happen.

If you build it, they will come.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Tomorrow never comes.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Always put your best foot forward.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Cheats never prosper.

Moderation in all things.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Third time lucky.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

East, west, home's best.

Good talk saves the food.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to tango.

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

Fight fire with fire.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The customer is always right.

There's a time and a place for everything.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You are what you eat.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

It's never too late to mend.

More haste, less speed.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The early bird gets the worm.

Let bygones be bygones.

Live and learn.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

What can't be cured must be endured.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Two heads are better than one.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The end justifies the means.

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

Many hands make light work.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A golden key can open any door.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Share and share alike.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Like father, like son.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You can't take it with you.

You can't make bricks without straw.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Once a thief, always a thief.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A watched pot never boils.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Truth will out.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

All's well that ends well.

A thing begun is half done.

The show must go on.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Clothes do not make the man.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Live and let live.

Big fish eat little fish.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A house is not a home.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Go the extra mile.

Nothing new under the sun.

It's the singer not the song.

To every thing there is a season.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Less is more.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Love makes the world go round.

Get out while the getting is good.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Each to their own.

An man's home is his castle.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Cold hands, warm heart.

No pain, no gain.

Practice what you preach.

Don't rock the boat.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A word to the wise is enough.

Opposites attract.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Life begins at forty.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Money is the root of all evil.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There's no time like the present.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

History repeats itself.

Seize the day.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's no smoke without fire.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Business before pleasure.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Make haste slowly.

Give the Devil his due.

Seek and you shall find.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

One hand washes the other.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Good things come to those who wait.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Marriages are made in heaven.

There is honour among thieves.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

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

All things must pass.

It takes one to know one.

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

Make love not war.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Silence is golden.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

No man can serve two masters.

To the victor go the spoils.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Hide in plain sight.

Love is blind.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It never rains but it pours.

Might is right.

There's one born every minute.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Keep your chin up.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The best defence is a good offence.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Grief divided is made lighter.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

First things first.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Slow but sure.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Manners maketh the man.

Patience is a virtue.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Great minds think alike.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Fight the good fight.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Life is what you make it.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Hope springs eternal.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Knowledge is power.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Every stick has two ends.

Good things come in small packages.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't win them all.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Forgive and forget.

For everything there is a season.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Actions speak louder than words.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Bad news travels fast.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The best things in life are free.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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

Dead men tell no tales.

A cat has nine lives.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Time is money.

It goes without saying.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Love will find a way.

You can't always get what you want.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

No man is an island.

Silence construes consent.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Any port in a storm.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Money talks.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Blood is thicker than water.

Beware the Ides of March.

Money isn't everything.

Oil and water don't mix.

Only the good die young.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Talk is cheap.

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

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

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

Everyone has their price.

Honesty is the best policy.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Easy come, easy go.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The more the merrier.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Quid pro quo.

Waste not, want not.

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

All's fair in love and war.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Horses for courses.

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

Speak as you find.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All good things must come to an end.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Look before you leap.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Time is a great healer.

There's safety in numbers.

Crime doesn't pay.

What goes around comes around.

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

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

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

You are never too old to learn.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Time will tell.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Birds of a feather flock together.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Enough is enough.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The truth will out.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

What goes up must come down.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Put your best foot forward.

Time flies.

Let well alone.

Every dog has its day.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The Devil is in the details.

Bad money drives out good.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Wonders will never cease.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

The bigger, the better.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Haste makes waste.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There's no place like home.

Count your blessings.

Variety is the spice of life.

Pearls of wisdom.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

The wages of sin is death.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

One good deed deserves another.

Forewarned is forearmed.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Might is right.

God helps those who help themselves.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Never tell tales out of school.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Misery loves company.

Less said, soon mended.

The exception which proves the rule.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.