A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

One hand washes the other.

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

Misery loves company.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

All that glitters is not gold.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Horses for courses.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Make haste slowly.

Money makes the world go round.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Better late than never.

You can have too much of a good thing.

No pain, no gain.

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

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

Look before you leap.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A cat may look at a king.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The more the merrier.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

First come, first served.

You are never too old to learn.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no smoke without fire.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

No man is an island.

Let bygones be bygones.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A fish always rots from the head.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Dead men tell no tales.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Money talks.

No news is good news.

For everything there is a season.

Nothing new under the sun.

He who hesitates is lost.

Revenge is sweet.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Each to their own.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Big fish eat little fish.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Laughter is the best medicine.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A bad penny always turns up.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The age of miracles is past.

Beware the Ides of March.

Let the buyer beware.

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

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Tomorrow is another day.

Accidents will happen.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Time is money.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The early bird gets the worm.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Always put your best foot forward.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

All you need is love.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Great minds think alike.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Manners maketh the man.

Time is a great healer.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Time will tell.

To the victor go the spoils.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Many hands make light work.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Any port in a storm.

It goes without saying.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The bigger, the better.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A house is not a home.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Live and let live.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Put your best foot forward.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The customer is always right.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Money is the root of all evil.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

All good things come to those that wait.

History repeats itself.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

What goes around comes around.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

All's well that ends well.

You win some, you lose some.

Hide in plain sight.

Silence is golden.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Attack is the best form of defence.

All roads lead to Rome.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

All things must pass.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Get out while the getting is good.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Never tell tales out of school.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Virtue is its own reward.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Oil and water don't mix.

It's the singer not the song.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

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

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Home is where the heart is.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Make love not war.

Every picture tells a story.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Live and learn.

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

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Walls have ears.

Speak as you find.

It takes two to tango.

If the cap fits, wear it.

More haste, less speed.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Might is right.

No rest for the wicked.

Paddle your own canoe.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There's no time like the present.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Life is what you make it.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Different strokes for different folks.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Fight the good fight.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Good talk saves the food.

The exception which proves the rule.

Easy come, easy go.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's never too late to mend.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Let well alone.

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

The end justifies the means.

Love is blind.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

East, west, home's best.

Money isn't everything.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

An army marches on its stomach.

Charity begins at home.

The show must go on.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Every dog has its day.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If you build it, they will come.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

You can't always get what you want.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

The truth will out.

A word to the wise is enough.

There's safety in numbers.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Less is more.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

First things first.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Seeing is believing.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Share and share alike.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Variety is the spice of life.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Seek and you shall find.

Pride comes before a fall.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

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

Cheats never prosper.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

It takes one to know one.

Wonders will never cease.

Third time lucky.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A thing begun is half done.

Practice what you preach.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Good things come in small packages.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Beauty is only skin deep.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Business before pleasure.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Count your blessings.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

While there is life, there is hope.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

All's fair in love and war.

Opposites attract.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The pen is mightier than sword.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Every stick has two ends.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Haste makes waste.

You can't take it with you.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Waste not, want not.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

You can't win them all.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Truth will out.

Love will find a way.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Quid pro quo.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Moderation in all things.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Even a worm will turn.

No man can serve two masters.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

To every thing there is a season.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

All good things must come to an end.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Less said, soon mended.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Patience is a virtue.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Small things amuse small minds.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Actions speak louder than words.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Everyone has their price.

The best things in life are free.

There's an exception to every rule.

A man is known by his friends.

You are what you eat.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It's better to give than to receive.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Still waters run deep.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A good man is hard to find.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Only the good die young.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Never give a sucker an even break.

What goes up must come down.

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

Better safe than sorry.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Another day, another dollar.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

One good deed deserves another.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't rock the boat.

Slow but sure.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There's no place like home.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Life begins at forty.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

God helps those who help themselves.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A watched pot never boils.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Like father, like son.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't get mad, get even.

Cold hands, warm heart.

There's one born every minute.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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