Little strokes fell great oaks.

A person is known by the company they keep.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

History repeats itself.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Like father, like son.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It never rains but it pours.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Less is more.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The Devil looks after his own.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A good man is hard to find.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Less said, soon mended.

Never tell tales out of school.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

More haste, less speed.

You can't take it with you.

Don't shoot the messenger.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Wonders will never cease.

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

All you need is love.

Variety is the spice of life.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Every stick has two ends.

Better safe than sorry.

Children and fools tell the truth.

All that glitters is not gold.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Ignorance is bliss.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Slow but sure.

Little pitchers have big ears.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Seeing is believing.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't get mad, get even.

God helps those who help themselves.

Quid pro quo.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Money talks.

Haste makes waste.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Another day, another dollar.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A word to the wise is enough.

A bad penny always turns up.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Fight the good fight.

Birds of a feather flock together.

There's no place like home.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Strike while the iron is hot.

If you build it, they will come.

The more the merrier.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It takes one to know one.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

An man's home is his castle.

The exception which proves the rule.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Share and share alike.

Crime doesn't pay.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't change horses in midstream.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Horses for courses.

Two heads are better than one.

You are never too old to learn.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

No pain, no gain.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Cheats never prosper.

First things first.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Fight fire with fire.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Talk is cheap.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Moderation in all things.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Many hands make light work.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

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

There are two sides to every question.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Enough is enough.

A stitch in time saves nine.

No news is good news.

The bigger, the better.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Give credit where credit is due.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Home is where the heart is.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

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

Accidents will happen.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Walls have ears.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Put your best foot forward.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Keep your chin up.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Good talk saves the food.

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

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

Good things come to those who wait.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Love makes the world go round.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Small things amuse small minds.

Make haste slowly.

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

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

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

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

Any port in a storm.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

He who hesitates is lost.

The show must go on.

Each to their own.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You reap what you sow.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Charity begins at home.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Make love not war.

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

The Devil is in the details.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Clothes do not make the man.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Time flies.

Faith will move mountains.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Hope springs eternal.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Hide in plain sight.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Might is right.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Knowledge is power.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Tomorrow is another day.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Don't throw good money after bad.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Count your blessings.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

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

Let well alone.

Look before you leap.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Once a thief, always a thief.

First come, first served.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Let the buyer beware.

East, west, home's best.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The end justifies the means.

Get out while the getting is good.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Life begins at forty.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Live and learn.

Pride comes before a fall.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Different strokes for different folks.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Manners maketh the man.

Speak as you find.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

What goes up must come down.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

You can't always get what you want.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Business before pleasure.

Misery loves company.

Bad money drives out good.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Always put your best foot forward.

Virtue is its own reward.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It goes without saying.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

A cat may look at a king.

A house is not a home.

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

One hand washes the other.

Time is money.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

There's one born every minute.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Actions speak louder than words.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Appearances can be deceptive.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

For everything there is a season.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Physician, heal thyself.

Love will find a way.

Still waters run deep.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

You can't win them all.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Keep your powder dry.

Everyone has their price.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Forgive and forget.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Silence construes consent.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Revenge is sweet.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Time will tell.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The truth will out.

Life is what you make it.

All roads lead to Rome.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Time is a great healer.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Oil and water don't mix.

Money isn't everything.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

There is no accounting for tastes.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Every picture tells a story.

All's well that ends well.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

All's fair in love and war.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It's better to give than to receive.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There's safety in numbers.

Better late than never.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A new broom sweeps clean.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Silence is golden.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

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

There is honour among thieves.

Only the good die young.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

The customer is always right.

Don't rock the boat.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Love is blind.

All publicity is good publicity.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Blood is thicker than water.

Truth will out.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The wages of sin is death.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A cat has nine lives.

Bad news travels fast.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

All things must pass.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The age of miracles is past.

Opposites attract.

One good deed deserves another.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Seek and you shall find.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A thing begun is half done.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Waste not, want not.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

There's no time like the present.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.