Patience is a virtue.

Love makes the world go round.

It never rains but it pours.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Like father, like son.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

All's well that ends well.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

No news is good news.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Moderation in all things.

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

No pain, no gain.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Give the Devil his due.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Practice makes perfect.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The end justifies the means.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

You can't win them all.

Talk is cheap.

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

Make haste slowly.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Let well alone.

Seeing is believing.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Still waters run deep.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Live and let live.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Fortune favours the brave.

Better safe than sorry.

Time will tell.

To the victor go the spoils.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Crime doesn't pay.

First come, first served.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Pride comes before a fall.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Another day, another dollar.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Manners maketh the man.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Hope springs eternal.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

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

It takes one to know one.

Walls have ears.

Money is the root of all evil.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Money talks.

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

There's no place like home.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Dead men tell no tales.

Fight the good fight.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Cheats never prosper.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

First impressions are the most lasting.

The Devil looks after his own.

Accidents will happen.

Business before pleasure.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Look before you leap.

Love will find a way.

A fish always rots from the head.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Tomorrow is another day.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Persuasion is better than force.

Let bygones be bygones.

Even a worm will turn.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

There's an exception to every rule.

While there is life, there is hope.

You are never too old to learn.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The customer is always right.

To every thing there is a season.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

One good deed deserves another.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Every dog has its day.

Pearls of wisdom.

Revenge is sweet.

The best things in life are free.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Seize the day.

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

Live and learn.

A golden key can open any door.

Hide in plain sight.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

There's no time like the present.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Many hands make light work.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Only fools and horses work.

The more the merrier.

Silence construes consent.

The bigger, the better.

Love is blind.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Home is where the heart is.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You are what you eat.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

There is honour among thieves.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Quid pro quo.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Silence is golden.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Might is right.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Physician, heal thyself.

Big fish eat little fish.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Never tell tales out of school.

More haste, less speed.

Charity begins at home.

History repeats itself.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Virtue is its own reward.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You can't always get what you want.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A thing begun is half done.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Only the good die young.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Oil and water don't mix.

God helps those who help themselves.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A cat may look at a king.

Out of sight, out of mind.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

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

The age of miracles is past.

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

All things must pass.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Opposites attract.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Life begins at forty.

Money isn't everything.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Youth is wasted on the young.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Practice what you preach.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Misery loves company.

It takes two to tango.

It's better to give than to receive.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Good talk saves the food.

An man's home is his castle.

Two heads are better than one.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Speak as you find.

You can't take it with you.

East is east, and west is west.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Less is more.

Good fences make good neighbours.

If you build it, they will come.

Beware the Ides of March.

There's a time and a place for everything.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Blood is thicker than water.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Waste not, want not.

Easy come, easy go.

Good things come to those who wait.

A bad penny always turns up.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A man is known by his friends.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

He who hesitates is lost.

A picture paints a thousand words.

All you need is love.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Time is a great healer.

The best defence is a good offence.

Everyone has their price.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

What goes around comes around.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Knowledge is power.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Count your blessings.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Keep your powder dry.

Never speak ill of the dead.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Bad money drives out good.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Always put your best foot forward.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The Devil is in the details.

Bad news travels fast.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

If the cap fits, wear it.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Keep your chin up.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

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

Each to their own.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Actions speak louder than words.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The show must go on.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Children and fools tell the truth.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Third time lucky.

Life is what you make it.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Let the buyer beware.

You win some, you lose some.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

There's no smoke without fire.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Make love not war.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

All that glitters is not gold.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Faith will move mountains.

A good man is hard to find.

Truth will out.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Paddle your own canoe.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

First things first.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Haste makes waste.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Slow but sure.

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

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Nine tailors make a man.

Good things come in small packages.

Go the extra mile.

There are two sides to every question.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Put your best foot forward.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Every stick has two ends.

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

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

No man is an island.

Don't get mad, get even.

It's never too late to mend.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

What goes up must come down.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Forgive and forget.

It goes without saying.

Share and share alike.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All good things come to those that wait.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Time flies.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.