No news is good news.

History repeats itself.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

There's safety in numbers.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Waste not, want not.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Keep your powder dry.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The best defence is a good offence.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

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

Hide in plain sight.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Moderation in all things.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Practice makes perfect.

The age of miracles is past.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Don't change horses in midstream.

While there is life, there is hope.

Wonders will never cease.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Let the buyer beware.

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

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It's better to give than to receive.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Paddle your own canoe.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Fight the good fight.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

Hope springs eternal.

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

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

Might is right.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

For everything there is a season.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

One hand washes the other.

Charity begins at home.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

You reap what you sow.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Another day, another dollar.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

All that glitters is not gold.

The customer is always right.

Walls have ears.

You are what you eat.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Life begins at forty.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Time flies.

Share and share alike.

Ignorance is bliss.

A man is known by his friends.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't get mad, get even.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Honesty is the best policy.

Live and learn.

Like father, like son.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Manners maketh the man.

Only fools and horses work.

Dead men tell no tales.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The show must go on.

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

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

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

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

Forgive and forget.

Patience is a virtue.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Love makes the world go round.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

It takes one to know one.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Bad news travels fast.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Time is money.

He who hesitates is lost.

Put your best foot forward.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Good things come to those who wait.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Silence construes consent.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Seeing is believing.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

You can't take it with you.

East, west, home's best.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

It goes without saying.

Seize the day.

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

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

Go the extra mile.

A house is not a home.

Good talk saves the food.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

All roads lead to Rome.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Money talks.

Faith will move mountains.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Slow but sure.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Money makes the world go round.

Beware the Ides of March.

Third time lucky.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Only the good die young.

Nothing succeeds like success.

There is honour among thieves.

It's never too late to mend.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Revenge is sweet.

Life is what you make it.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Live and let live.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Practice what you preach.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

You win some, you lose some.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Birds of a feather flock together.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Handsome is as handsome does.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It never rains but it pours.

One swallow does not a summer make.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

East is east, and west is west.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Haste makes waste.

First things first.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The best things in life are free.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

What goes around comes around.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

A cat may look at a king.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Time is a great healer.

Little pitchers have big ears.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Blood is thicker than water.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

What goes up must come down.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

It takes two to tango.

Talk is cheap.

An army marches on its stomach.

Knowledge is power.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

All the world loves a lover.

First come, first served.

The Devil looks after his own.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Accidents will happen.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Virtue is its own reward.

All publicity is good publicity.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Easy come, easy go.

It's the singer not the song.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

There's no time like the present.

A fish always rots from the head.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Give the Devil his due.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Misery loves company.

Let well alone.

You can't make bricks without straw.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Each to their own.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Small things amuse small minds.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

All things must pass.

There's one born every minute.

If you build it, they will come.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Love will find a way.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Less is more.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Truth will out.

Fortune favours the brave.

Pearls of wisdom.

Never tell tales out of school.

Love is blind.

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

Speak as you find.

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

The more the merrier.

Look before you leap.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's no smoke without fire.

Cheats never prosper.

No rest for the wicked.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Two heads are better than one.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Even a worm will turn.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Count your blessings.

The best is the enemy of the good.

More haste, less speed.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's an exception to every rule.

A good man is hard to find.

Every picture tells a story.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

There are two sides to every question.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Time and tide wait for no one.

You can't always get what you want.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Tomorrow is another day.

A watched pot never boils.

A miss is as good as a mile.

The wages of sin is death.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It's best to be on the safe side.

To every thing there is a season.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Seek and you shall find.

Money isn't everything.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

All good things must come to an end.

The bigger, the better.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The end justifies the means.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

All you need is love.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Opposites attract.

Better late than never.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Do as I say, not as I do.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Time will tell.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Many hands make light work.

Stupid is as stupid does.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Make love not war.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Enough is enough.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Every dog has its day.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

No pain, no gain.

Home is where the heart is.

It's all grist to the mill.

Physician, heal thyself.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Silence is golden.

Less said, soon mended.

Quid pro quo.

No man is an island.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Better safe than sorry.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

Money is the root of all evil.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Great minds think alike.

Still waters run deep.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Different strokes for different folks.

A bad penny always turns up.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Make haste slowly.

Business before pleasure.

Every stick has two ends.

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