Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Never tell tales out of school.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Life is what you make it.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Charity begins at home.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Like father, like son.

Paddle your own canoe.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Crime doesn't pay.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Silence is golden.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Good things come to those who wait.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Keep your powder dry.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Better safe than sorry.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

All roads lead to Rome.

You can't win them all.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Good talk saves the food.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It never rains but it pours.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Any port in a storm.

The bigger, the better.

Physician, heal thyself.

Share and share alike.

It goes without saying.

There is no accounting for tastes.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

All you need is love.

Only the good die young.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Cheats never prosper.

All's fair in love and war.

History repeats itself.

It takes two to tango.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The customer is always right.

There is honour among thieves.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

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

The more the merrier.

Easy come, easy go.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Let well alone.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Knowledge is power.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Look before you leap.

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

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It's never too late to mend.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Wonders will never cease.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Blood is thicker than water.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

No man can serve two masters.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Money makes the world go round.

The Devil looks after his own.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Seeing is believing.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Still waters run deep.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Give the Devil his due.

Opposites attract.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The truth will out.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Tomorrow is another day.

The age of miracles is past.

Oil and water don't mix.

No pain, no gain.

A thing begun is half done.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A fish always rots from the head.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

An army marches on its stomach.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Time will tell.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Slow but sure.

You reap what you sow.

No news is good news.

What goes up must come down.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Haste makes waste.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A golden key can open any door.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Every dog has its day.

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

Every stick has two ends.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Enough is enough.

Pearls of wisdom.

Live and let live.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A house is not a home.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Get out while the getting is good.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

If you build it, they will come.

There's no place like home.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Misery loves company.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Practice what you preach.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Business before pleasure.

Money talks.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Money isn't everything.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Honesty is the best policy.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Always put your best foot forward.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A cat may look at a king.

For everything there is a season.

Silence construes consent.

Out of sight, out of mind.

There's an exception to every rule.

What goes around comes around.

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

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

First things first.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Go the extra mile.

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

There's no time like the present.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Hope springs eternal.

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

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

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

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

Might is right.

East is east, and west is west.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Time is a great healer.

Home is where the heart is.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Nine tailors make a man.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Talk is cheap.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

You are never too old to learn.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

To the victor go the spoils.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Beware the Ides of March.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A watched pot never boils.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

A poor worker blames the tools.

An man's home is his castle.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Better late than never.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Virtue is its own reward.

Third time lucky.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Speak as you find.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All's well that ends well.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Children should be seen and not heard.

While there is life, there is hope.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

You can't take it with you.

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

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

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

Make love not war.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

You win some, you lose some.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It's better to give than to receive.

Good things come in small packages.

First come, first served.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Revenge is sweet.

There are two sides to every question.

Each to their own.

Many hands make light work.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

One good deed deserves another.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The early bird gets the worm.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

More haste, less speed.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

A good man is hard to find.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Hide in plain sight.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Fight fire with fire.

All things must pass.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Time is money.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A bad penny always turns up.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

God helps those who help themselves.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Variety is the spice of life.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

All good things must come to an end.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Everyone has their price.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Accidents will happen.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Ignorance is bliss.

A man is known by his friends.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The best defence is a good offence.

Two heads are better than one.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Live and learn.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Life begins at forty.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The best things in life are free.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Bad news travels fast.

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

No man is an island.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Manners maketh the man.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Less is more.

Truth will out.

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

Time flies.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Count your blessings.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

There's one born every minute.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It's the singer not the song.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Actions speak louder than words.

The show must go on.

Time is money.

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

Waste not, want not.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Horses for courses.

The end justifies the means.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Persuasion is better than force.

Less said, soon mended.

Love is blind.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.