More haste, less speed.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

One good deed deserves another.

History repeats itself.

Time is money.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

There's one born every minute.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Third time lucky.

Look before you leap.

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

You can't win them all.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Crime doesn't pay.

Talk is cheap.

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

Any port in a storm.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

A cat has nine lives.

Only fools and horses work.

All things must pass.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Two heads are better than one.

East is east, and west is west.

Never tell tales out of school.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Fight the good fight.

It never rains but it pours.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Waste not, want not.

Grief divided is made lighter.

For everything there is a season.

A new broom sweeps clean.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

All's well that ends well.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All you need is love.

An army marches on its stomach.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Count your blessings.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A golden key can open any door.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

No pain, no gain.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Variety is the spice of life.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Money makes the world go round.

Cheats never prosper.

Silence construes consent.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You are never too old to learn.

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

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

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Quid pro quo.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Might is right.

All the world loves a lover.

Dead men tell no tales.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Fortune favours the brave.

Let well alone.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Walls have ears.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Many hands make light work.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The end justifies the means.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

First things first.

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

It takes one to know one.

Like father, like son.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Hide in plain sight.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Money isn't everything.

Life begins at forty.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

A good man is hard to find.

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

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

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Shrouds have no pockets.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

No man can serve two masters.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Love will find a way.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

An man's home is his castle.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Pearls of wisdom.

Charity begins at home.

Learn to walk before you run.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Life is what you make it.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Tomorrow never comes.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Fight fire with fire.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Less is more.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Make love not war.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The early bird gets the worm.

Love makes the world go round.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Horses for courses.

Physician, heal thyself.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Knowledge is power.

Keep your chin up.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A watched pot never boils.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Different strokes for different folks.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

First come, first served.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There's safety in numbers.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Big fish eat little fish.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The bigger, the better.

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

Enough is enough.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Business before pleasure.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

It takes two to tango.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Haste makes waste.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Ignorance is bliss.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't change horses in midstream.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

A thing begun is half done.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

Clothes do not make the man.

Go the extra mile.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

There is honour among thieves.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Speak as you find.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Pride comes before a fall.

Good things come in small packages.

God helps those who help themselves.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

No rest for the wicked.

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

The customer is always right.

It's all grist to the mill.

Home is where the heart is.

The best things in life are free.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The show must go on.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A house is not a home.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Misery loves company.

Practice makes perfect.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The wages of sin is death.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Make haste slowly.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Opposites attract.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

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

He who hesitates is lost.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The exception which proves the rule.

Faith will move mountains.

You can't take it with you.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Give the Devil his due.

Oil and water don't mix.

Live and learn.

If you build it, they will come.

No news is good news.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Each to their own.

The Devil is in the details.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Still waters run deep.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Share and share alike.

A man is known by his friends.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Every stick has two ends.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The truth will out.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

One hand washes the other.

Accidents will happen.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

All good things must come to an end.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Slow but sure.

Hope springs eternal.

Revenge is sweet.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's no smoke without fire.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It's never too late to mend.

Truth will out.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Actions speak louder than words.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

All publicity is good publicity.

Less said, soon mended.

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

A cat may look at a king.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Love is blind.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There's no place like home.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Put your best foot forward.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Another day, another dollar.

Nothing new under the sun.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

There are two sides to every question.

Honesty is the best policy.

All's fair in love and war.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Every dog has its day.

Paddle your own canoe.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Every picture tells a story.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Time flies.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

All roads lead to Rome.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

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

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Seize the day.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Tomorrow is another day.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Forgive and forget.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Better safe than sorry.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It goes without saying.

What goes up must come down.

Live and let live.

Silence is golden.

Practice what you preach.

Don't rock the boat.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Enough is as good as a feast.

You reap what you sow.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Money talks.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Give credit where credit is due.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Great minds think alike.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.