Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You are what you eat.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Truth will out.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Horses for courses.

Honesty is the best policy.

There are two sides to every question.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Every picture tells a story.

If you build it, they will come.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A person is known by the company they keep.

East, west, home's best.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Better late than never.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Possession is nine points of the law.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It takes one to know one.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Less said, soon mended.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It never rains but it pours.

Let bygones be bygones.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Practice what you preach.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Give the Devil his due.

Keep your powder dry.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Half a loaf is better than none.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

One good deed deserves another.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Money talks.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It takes two to tango.

Opposites attract.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Make love not war.

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

Seize the day.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

No pain, no gain.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Life is what you make it.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's one born every minute.

East is east, and west is west.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There's no place like home.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Forgive and forget.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Go the extra mile.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

God helps those who help themselves.

You reap what you sow.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Charity begins at home.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

The best defence is a good offence.

The Devil looks after his own.

There's safety in numbers.

Grief divided is made lighter.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A good man is hard to find.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

A cat has nine lives.

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

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

Pearls of wisdom.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Attack is the best form of defence.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Home is where the heart is.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Time flies.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Even a worm will turn.

No news is good news.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

First things first.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Speak as you find.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A bad penny always turns up.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Love makes the world go round.

Share and share alike.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There's no time like the present.

Good things come in small packages.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Nine tailors make a man.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Get out while the getting is good.

Physician, heal thyself.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Another day, another dollar.

All good things come to those that wait.

What goes up must come down.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Good talk saves the food.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

For everything there is a season.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Business before pleasure.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Live and let live.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Cheats never prosper.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

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

Slow but sure.

All that glitters is not gold.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Two heads are better than one.

All's well that ends well.

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

History repeats itself.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Faith will move mountains.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Wonders will never cease.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Persuasion is better than force.

The bigger, the better.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Misery loves company.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You win some, you lose some.

Dead men tell no tales.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Silence is golden.

Silence construes consent.

First come, first served.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Oil and water don't mix.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Don't rock the boat.

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

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Nothing new under the sun.

A word to the wise is enough.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Money isn't everything.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Each to their own.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

He who hesitates is lost.

Fight the good fight.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Live and learn.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The best things in life are free.

Crime doesn't pay.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Good fences make good neighbours.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A thing begun is half done.

All things must pass.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Enough is enough.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

The customer is always right.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Only fools and horses work.

Fight fire with fire.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Marriages are made in heaven.

It's all grist to the mill.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Revenge is sweet.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can't take it with you.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Time will tell.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Make haste slowly.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

All the world loves a lover.

Practice makes perfect.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't get mad, get even.

It's better to give than to receive.

Seeing is believing.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Handsome is as handsome does.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Never tell tales out of school.

Still waters run deep.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Love will find a way.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Money makes the world go round.

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

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

It goes without saying.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The wages of sin is death.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

No man is an island.

No rest for the wicked.

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

More haste, less speed.

Everyone has their price.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Might is right.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Talk is cheap.

Many hands make light work.

Every dog has its day.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

To the victor go the spoils.

Big fish eat little fish.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Count your blessings.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Man does not live by bread alone.

There's no smoke without fire.

Let the buyer beware.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Accidents will happen.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Let well alone.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Time is a great healer.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

An army marches on its stomach.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The end justifies the means.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

No man can serve two masters.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A house is not a home.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Less is more.

You are never too old to learn.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Tomorrow never comes.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Great minds think alike.

Stupid is as stupid does.

What can't be cured must be endured.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Seek and you shall find.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Third time lucky.

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

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Haste makes waste.

Keep your chin up.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The truth will out.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Time is money.

The more the merrier.

To every thing there is a season.

A man is known by his friends.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

While there is life, there is hope.

Every stick has two ends.

It's never too late to mend.

Any port in a storm.

Waste not, want not.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

Moderation in all things.

Ignorance is bliss.

Pride comes before a fall.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Out of sight, out of mind.