Children and fools tell the truth.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Blood is thicker than water.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Home is where the heart is.

All's well that ends well.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Persuasion is better than force.

Silence construes consent.

Money makes the world go round.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Never tell tales out of school.

What goes around comes around.

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

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Cheats never prosper.

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

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Tomorrow is another day.

Make hay while the sun shines.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Only fools and horses work.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Give the Devil his due.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It's the singer not the song.

Small things amuse small minds.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

First come, first served.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

All that glitters is not gold.

There's safety in numbers.

All's fair in love and war.

Good talk saves the food.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The more the merrier.

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

Live and let live.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Great minds think alike.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A new broom sweeps clean.

You can't always get what you want.

A golden key can open any door.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

There's no place like home.

Speak as you find.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

It takes one to know one.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

The age of miracles is past.

You are what you eat.

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

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Every stick has two ends.

One hand washes the other.

Seek and you shall find.

The best things in life are free.

Pearls of wisdom.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Money talks.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

You are never too old to learn.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Still waters run deep.

Time will tell.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Money is the root of all evil.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Keep your chin up.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Fight fire with fire.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Time is money.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Good things come in small packages.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Less is more.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Better late than never.

Two heads are better than one.

Count your blessings.

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

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Many hands make light work.

Life is what you make it.

The customer is always right.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Actions speak louder than words.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Go the extra mile.

There's one born every minute.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Enough is enough.

Ignorance is bliss.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Talk is cheap.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Nothing new under the sun.

Practice makes perfect.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Never go to bed on an argument.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Fight the good fight.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Paddle your own canoe.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Even a worm will turn.

Seize the day.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The Devil is in the details.

Moderation in all things.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Money isn't everything.

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

There's no time like the present.

A bad penny always turns up.

Every picture tells a story.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

All you need is love.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Opposites attract.

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

You can't take it with you.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Life begins at forty.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Knowledge is power.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It goes without saying.

Variety is the spice of life.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There are two sides to every question.

Accidents will happen.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

A house is not a home.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Like father, like son.

First things first.

A good man is hard to find.

You win some, you lose some.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Practice what you preach.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Business before pleasure.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Share and share alike.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

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

The wages of sin is death.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Beware the Ides of March.

Let bygones be bygones.

A poor worker blames the tools.

While there is life, there is hope.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Haste makes waste.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

You can't win them all.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Good things come to those who wait.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

To every thing there is a season.

Forgive and forget.

Let the buyer beware.

Seeing is believing.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

All things must pass.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A man is known by his friends.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Dead men tell no tales.

There is honour among thieves.

Hope springs eternal.

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

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

A cat has nine lives.

Time is a great healer.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Different strokes for different folks.

Make haste slowly.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Charity begins at home.

Another day, another dollar.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

An man's home is his castle.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

To the victor go the spoils.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

History repeats itself.

There's no smoke without fire.

You reap what you sow.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Misery loves company.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Forewarned is forearmed.

God helps those who help themselves.

Love is blind.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A fish always rots from the head.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Walls have ears.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

The bigger, the better.

Each to their own.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Make love not war.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The end justifies the means.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Curiosity killed the cat.

All good things must come to an end.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

For everything there is a season.

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

Time flies.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Slow and steady wins the race.

No man can serve two masters.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Nine tailors make a man.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Quid pro quo.

Physician, heal thyself.

No news is good news.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

What goes up must come down.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's better to give than to receive.

Better safe than sorry.

The truth will out.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Live and learn.

Third time lucky.

Patience is a virtue.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Wonders will never cease.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

It's all grist to the mill.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Look before you leap.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't rock the boat.

East is east, and west is west.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Let the dead bury the dead.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Keep your powder dry.

If the cap fits, wear it.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Only the good die young.

No rest for the wicked.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

All publicity is good publicity.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

No pain, no gain.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A word to the wise is enough.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Waste not, want not.

A watched pot never boils.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Less said, soon mended.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Might is right.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

East, west, home's best.

One good deed deserves another.

The best defence is a good offence.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

No man is an island.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Faith will move mountains.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Any port in a storm.

Manners maketh the man.

Revenge is sweet.

Truth will out.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Get out while the getting is good.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Fortune favours the brave.

Love will find a way.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The Devil looks after his own.

Let the punishment fit the crime.