Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Keep your powder dry.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Money is the root of all evil.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Blood is thicker than water.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Walls have ears.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Bad money drives out good.

One hand washes the other.

Wonders will never cease.

Good talk saves the food.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The more the merrier.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Love is blind.

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

No news is good news.

Actions speak louder than words.

All good things must come to an end.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

For everything there is a season.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Money isn't everything.

All you need is love.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Laughter is the best medicine.

No man can serve two masters.

Like father, like son.

Nothing succeeds like success.

All's fair in love and war.

Enough is enough.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Money makes the world go round.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Life begins at forty.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

No man is an island.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

There is honour among thieves.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Might is right.

Different strokes for different folks.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Get out while the getting is good.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Count your blessings.

To the victor go the spoils.

The exception which proves the rule.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Give the Devil his due.

Better safe than sorry.

Fight fire with fire.

Curiosity killed the cat.

An man's home is his castle.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's better to give than to receive.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Give credit where credit is due.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't get mad, get even.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Let the buyer beware.

Live and learn.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It takes two to tango.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Make love not war.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Less said, soon mended.

Clothes do not make the man.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Persuasion is better than force.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Live and let live.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Patience is a virtue.

A thing begun is half done.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Misery loves company.

There's one born every minute.

Share and share alike.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

Hope springs eternal.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Physician, heal thyself.

God helps those who help themselves.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Nothing new under the sun.

Oil and water don't mix.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Variety is the spice of life.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A watched pot never boils.

First things first.

Seek and you shall find.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Go the extra mile.

All's well that ends well.

Talk is cheap.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A word to the wise is enough.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

While there is life, there is hope.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Business before pleasure.

A golden key can open any door.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Seeing is believing.

Practice makes perfect.

Never tell tales out of school.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Great minds think alike.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Love will find a way.

You reap what you sow.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Grief divided is made lighter.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Manners maketh the man.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A miss is as good as a mile.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You win some, you lose some.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Time is a great healer.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

The wages of sin is death.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Look before you leap.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

You can't win them all.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Every stick has two ends.

Slow but sure.

Speak as you find.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Charity begins at home.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Waste not, want not.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It's all grist to the mill.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Beware the Ides of March.

Many hands make light work.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

A house is not a home.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Moderation in all things.

Appearances can be deceptive.

If you build it, they will come.

Practice what you preach.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

What goes up must come down.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Quid pro quo.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Life is what you make it.

The age of miracles is past.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Pride comes before a fall.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Only fools and horses work.

All the world loves a lover.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

There's no place like home.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

History repeats itself.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Honesty is the best policy.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't rock the boat.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

One swallow does not a summer make.

There's safety in numbers.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Less is more.

Easy come, easy go.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You can't always get what you want.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Third time lucky.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Seize the day.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Only the good die young.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Revenge is sweet.

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

To every thing there is a season.

The early bird gets the worm.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A cat has nine lives.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Fight the good fight.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Good things come to those who wait.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Let well alone.

Truth will out.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The truth will out.

The Devil looks after his own.

Hide in plain sight.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's no time like the present.

Even a worm will turn.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

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

Pearls of wisdom.

It goes without saying.

Silence is golden.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Time is money.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Time will tell.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Good things come in small packages.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Each to their own.

Home is where the heart is.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Ignorance is bliss.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Knowledge is power.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Still waters run deep.

Horses for courses.

Learn to walk before you run.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

An army marches on its stomach.

East, west, home's best.

Every dog has its day.

Make haste slowly.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Always put your best foot forward.

Better late than never.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Love makes the world go round.

Haste makes waste.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The best things in life are free.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Opposites attract.

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

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

You are what you eat.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Every picture tells a story.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

It takes one to know one.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

It's the singer not the song.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

One good deed deserves another.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The customer is always right.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

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

The bigger, the better.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.