Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Nine tailors make a man.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The best-laid plans go astray.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Silence construes consent.

Forgive and forget.

There's no time like the present.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Tomorrow never comes.

Better safe than sorry.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Give the Devil his due.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Grief divided is made lighter.

No pain, no gain.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Live and learn.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Little pitchers have big ears.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Two heads are better than one.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

The Devil is in the details.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

It's the singer not the song.

Opposites attract.

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

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

No news is good news.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Good talk saves the food.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

First come, first served.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

God helps those who help themselves.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Make love not war.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A cat has nine lives.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never tell tales out of school.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Waste not, want not.

Walls have ears.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

An man's home is his castle.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Better late than never.

Moderation in all things.

Talk is cheap.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Horses for courses.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

East is east, and west is west.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

One swallow does not a summer make.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Give credit where credit is due.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

All you need is love.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Look before you leap.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Haste makes waste.

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

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

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

Less said, soon mended.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Devil looks after his own.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

One hand washes the other.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You win some, you lose some.

More haste, less speed.

The wages of sin is death.

Pride comes before a fall.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Love is blind.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Bad money drives out good.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Like father, like son.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Another day, another dollar.

It goes without saying.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Home is where the heart is.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't take it with you.

Practice what you preach.

Clothes do not make the man.

Less is more.

Money makes the world go round.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't rock the boat.

Easy come, easy go.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Virtue is its own reward.

Pearls of wisdom.

Money isn't everything.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

East, west, home's best.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Put your best foot forward.

The age of miracles is past.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A new broom sweeps clean.

All good things must come to an end.

All things must pass.

Every picture tells a story.

The more the merrier.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It takes one to know one.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Great minds think alike.

Practice makes perfect.

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

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It never rains but it pours.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Let well alone.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

There's no place like home.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Live and let live.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

To the victor go the spoils.

Each to their own.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

You reap what you sow.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

All good things come to those that wait.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

What goes around comes around.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Learn to walk before you run.

Love makes the world go round.

Every dog has its day.

It takes two to tango.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Let the dead bury the dead.

For everything there is a season.

Get out while the getting is good.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

While there is life, there is hope.

Fortune favours the brave.

Slow but sure.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

History repeats itself.

Wonders will never cease.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Time flies.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Ignorance is bliss.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Any port in a storm.

Business before pleasure.

Make haste slowly.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

To every thing there is a season.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Make hay while the sun shines.

If you build it, they will come.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A house is not a home.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Manners maketh the man.

The customer is always right.

All's fair in love and war.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't get mad, get even.

Time will tell.

There are two sides to every question.

A watched pot never boils.

Seize the day.

Knowledge is power.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Different strokes for different folks.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Keep your chin up.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Time is a great healer.

Time is money.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Good things come in small packages.

Even a worm will turn.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

There's one born every minute.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Do as I say, not as I do.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Many hands make light work.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The best is the enemy of the good.

Cheats never prosper.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Only the good die young.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Might is right.

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

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

You are what you eat.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Dead men tell no tales.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The early bird gets the worm.

You can't always get what you want.

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

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

Quid pro quo.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Enough is enough.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Tomorrow is another day.

Paddle your own canoe.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Silence is golden.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

All's well that ends well.

Crime doesn't pay.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Faith will move mountains.

Revenge is sweet.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Accidents will happen.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

The bigger, the better.

You can't make bricks without straw.

There's no smoke without fire.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A good man is hard to find.

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

The show must go on.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Money talks.

There's an exception to every rule.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Life begins at forty.

There's safety in numbers.

Go the extra mile.

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

Life is what you make it.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

No man is an island.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Seek and you shall find.

No rest for the wicked.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A cat may look at a king.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

First things first.

Speak as you find.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Still waters run deep.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Charity begins at home.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Count your blessings.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

No man can serve two masters.

A golden key can open any door.

It's all grist to the mill.

Truth will out.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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