Every stick has two ends.

More haste, less speed.

Faith will move mountains.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Keep your chin up.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

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

Physician, heal thyself.

The pen is mightier than sword.

God helps those who help themselves.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

No news is good news.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Oil and water don't mix.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't get mad, get even.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Only the good die young.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Life begins at forty.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

All things must pass.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Practice makes perfect.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A thing begun is half done.

Different strokes for different folks.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Nothing new under the sun.

Big fish eat little fish.

The more the merrier.

Ignorance is bliss.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Good things come in small packages.

Haste makes waste.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Keep your powder dry.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

There is honour among thieves.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Misery loves company.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

No rest for the wicked.

No man can serve two masters.

Money isn't everything.

All the world loves a lover.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Count your blessings.

Beware the Ides of March.

A cat has nine lives.

Less is more.

The wages of sin is death.

If the cap fits, wear it.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

East is east, and west is west.

Time is money.

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

Everyone has their price.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Life is what you make it.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It takes two to tango.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Easy come, easy go.

All's well that ends well.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You can't always get what you want.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Make haste slowly.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The end justifies the means.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Fortune favours the brave.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Accidents will happen.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Business before pleasure.

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

First come, first served.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Good fences make good neighbours.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Money talks.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The early bird gets the worm.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

For everything there is a season.

The show must go on.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Charity begins at home.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It goes without saying.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

If you can't be good, be careful.

All you need is love.

A bad penny always turns up.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Paddle your own canoe.

Two heads are better than one.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The bigger, the better.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Marriages are made in heaven.

One hand washes the other.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Walls have ears.

There's an exception to every rule.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Beauty is only skin deep.

History repeats itself.

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

Knowledge is power.

Always put your best foot forward.

Live and let live.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Opposites attract.

Each to their own.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Revenge is sweet.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

You are what you eat.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

You can't take it with you.

Nine tailors make a man.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

What goes up must come down.

Talk is cheap.

The Devil is in the details.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

He who hesitates is lost.

Even a worm will turn.

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

It takes one to know one.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Good things come to those who wait.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There's no time like the present.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Live and learn.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Like father, like son.

There are two sides to every question.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Pearls of wisdom.

First impressions are the most lasting.

No pain, no gain.

If you build it, they will come.

The best things in life are free.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Practice what you preach.

A word to the wise is enough.

Less said, soon mended.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A golden key can open any door.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

To every thing there is a season.

Many hands make light work.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Silence construes consent.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

A house is not a home.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A cat may look at a king.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Home is where the heart is.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A fish always rots from the head.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

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

One good deed deserves another.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

All that glitters is not gold.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Bad news travels fast.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Love makes the world go round.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Manners maketh the man.

The truth will out.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's one born every minute.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Crime doesn't pay.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Actions speak louder than words.

Dead men tell no tales.

East, west, home's best.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Love is blind.

Blood is thicker than water.

Better late than never.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The leopard does not change his spots.

It's all grist to the mill.

All good things come to those that wait.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Forgive and forget.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Third time lucky.

Love will find a way.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A good man is hard to find.

Share and share alike.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Quid pro quo.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Still waters run deep.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Seeing is believing.

Silence is golden.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Honesty is the best policy.

The exception which proves the rule.

Money makes the world go round.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Man does not live by bread alone.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Let bygones be bygones.

Bad money drives out good.

There's no smoke without fire.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Speak as you find.

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

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

It's the singer not the song.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Time will tell.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Enough is enough.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Moderation in all things.

Great minds think alike.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Better safe than sorry.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Time is a great healer.

Truth will out.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Give the Devil his due.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

First things first.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Seize the day.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Time flies.

Pride comes before a fall.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Fight the good fight.

The age of miracles is past.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Go the extra mile.

Let the buyer beware.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Another day, another dollar.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You reap what you sow.

The customer is always right.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Make love not war.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Horses for courses.

The Devil looks after his own.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

It never rains but it pours.

There's no place like home.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Wonders will never cease.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

What goes around comes around.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Patience is a virtue.

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

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Small things amuse small minds.