A fool and his money are soon parted.

Make love not war.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Tomorrow never comes.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Everyone has their price.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Go the extra mile.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Different strokes for different folks.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It never rains but it pours.

Cheats never prosper.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Seeing is believing.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Manners maketh the man.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Never speak ill of the dead.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Every stick has two ends.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There's one born every minute.

Paddle your own canoe.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You can't win them all.

Time flies.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All's well that ends well.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Each to their own.

Oil and water don't mix.

Silence is golden.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

All the world loves a lover.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Actions speak louder than words.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Waste not, want not.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The Devil looks after his own.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Misery loves company.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Man does not live by bread alone.

All publicity is good publicity.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Virtue is its own reward.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

There's no smoke without fire.

The end justifies the means.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

What goes up must come down.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Time is a great healer.

Shrouds have no pockets.

One good deed deserves another.

A cat has nine lives.

Love makes the world go round.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Give the Devil his due.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Clothes do not make the man.

Love is blind.

What goes around comes around.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Life is what you make it.

Knowledge is power.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Might is right.

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

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Silence construes consent.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Every dog has its day.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

All good things come to those that wait.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Walls have ears.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Horses for courses.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Only the good die young.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Talk is cheap.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

First things first.

Count your blessings.

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

Make haste slowly.

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

Easy come, easy go.

The bigger, the better.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A house is not a home.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

First come, first served.

Beware the Ides of March.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The truth will out.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

For everything there is a season.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

No man is an island.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The age of miracles is past.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Less said, soon mended.

It takes one to know one.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Let bygones be bygones.

History repeats itself.

Money talks.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't get mad, get even.

Many hands make light work.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Less is more.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Patience is a virtue.

Put your best foot forward.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Live and let live.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

You can't take it with you.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The best is the enemy of the good.

There's safety in numbers.

Third time lucky.

Another day, another dollar.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Live and learn.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Accidents will happen.

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

You win some, you lose some.

The early bird gets the worm.

Tomorrow is another day.

Speak as you find.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

One hand washes the other.

Physician, heal thyself.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

No man can serve two masters.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A fish always rots from the head.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Any port in a storm.

There's no time like the present.

All that glitters is not gold.

It takes two to tango.

The wages of sin is death.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Learn to walk before you run.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Truth will out.

Fortune favours the brave.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The best things in life are free.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A man is known by his friends.

A thing begun is half done.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Good things come in small packages.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

East, west, home's best.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Enough is enough.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Bad news travels fast.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

East is east, and west is west.

Persuasion is better than force.

Business before pleasure.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

The exception which proves the rule.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

There's no place like home.

Look before you leap.

A good man is hard to find.

A watched pot never boils.

Bad money drives out good.

Like father, like son.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Good talk saves the food.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Still waters run deep.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Seize the day.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

It's never too late to mend.

Nine tailors make a man.

Moderation in all things.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Marriages are made in heaven.

All you need is love.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Seek and you shall find.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Let well alone.

If you build it, they will come.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A word to the wise is enough.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Give credit where credit is due.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Home is where the heart is.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

You are what you eat.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Hide in plain sight.

All's fair in love and war.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Keep your chin up.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Great minds think alike.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Two heads are better than one.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Slow but sure.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You reap what you sow.

Opposites attract.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

You are never too old to learn.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

No pain, no gain.

Wonders will never cease.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Better safe than sorry.

Time will tell.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

To every thing there is a season.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

While there is life, there is hope.

The more the merrier.

Share and share alike.

All good things must come to an end.

Time is money.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Forgive and forget.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Let the buyer beware.

Fight fire with fire.

Attack is the best form of defence.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

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

You can't always get what you want.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Procrastination is the thief of time.