Nature abhors a vacuum.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

It never rains but it pours.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Manners maketh the man.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

The age of miracles is past.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A bad penny always turns up.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Shrouds have no pockets.

For everything there is a season.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Better late than never.

Count your blessings.

There's no fool like an old fool.

All publicity is good publicity.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Virtue is its own reward.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Seize the day.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The early bird gets the worm.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Less said, soon mended.

Good things come to those who wait.

A cat may look at a king.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The Devil is in the details.

Truth will out.

Time flies.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

There are two sides to every question.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Accidents will happen.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There's one born every minute.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Love is blind.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

It's never too late to mend.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

No pain, no gain.

Make haste slowly.

Marriages are made in heaven.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Honesty is the best policy.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A house is not a home.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There's safety in numbers.

Keep your powder dry.

He who hesitates is lost.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

History repeats itself.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Let well alone.

What goes around comes around.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

A golden key can open any door.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't get mad, get even.

First things first.

Charity begins at home.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

You are what you eat.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

All good things come to those that wait.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Tomorrow never comes.

The truth will out.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Less is more.

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

You reap what you sow.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Enough is enough.

Live and learn.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Forgive and forget.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Live and let live.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Slow but sure.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Life begins at forty.

It takes two to tango.

Fortune favours the brave.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Third time lucky.

You can't always get what you want.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

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

Life is what you make it.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

More haste, less speed.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Easy come, easy go.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Waste not, want not.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Walls have ears.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Big fish eat little fish.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Moderation in all things.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Opposites attract.

Revenge is sweet.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Put your best foot forward.

You win some, you lose some.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Always put your best foot forward.

Every stick has two ends.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The customer is always right.

There is honour among thieves.

Only the good die young.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Fight the good fight.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The leopard does not change his spots.

It's all grist to the mill.

A watched pot never boils.

The exception which proves the rule.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Faith will move mountains.

One good deed deserves another.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Still waters run deep.

Practice makes perfect.

Knowledge is power.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Dead men tell no tales.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

The more the merrier.

All's well that ends well.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The bigger, the better.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Silence construes consent.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Even a worm will turn.

Keep your chin up.

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

It goes without saying.

No news is good news.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A man is known by his friends.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

There's no time like the present.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Any port in a storm.

Let bygones be bygones.

Man does not live by bread alone.

All things must pass.

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

Another day, another dollar.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Money isn't everything.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Talk is cheap.

The best things in life are free.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It takes one to know one.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Learn to walk before you run.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

No man is an island.

Seeing is believing.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Time is money.

Get out while the getting is good.

All roads lead to Rome.

All that glitters is not gold.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's no place like home.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

East is east, and west is west.

Money talks.

Nothing new under the sun.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Tomorrow is another day.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All you need is love.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You can't win them all.

Don't rock the boat.

East, west, home's best.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

One hand washes the other.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

You are never too old to learn.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Horses for courses.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Practice what you preach.

Haste makes waste.

Everyone has their price.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Children and fools tell the truth.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Speak as you find.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Great minds think alike.

An man's home is his castle.

Bad news travels fast.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

First come, first served.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All the world loves a lover.

Paddle your own canoe.

Make love not war.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Each to their own.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Oil and water don't mix.

All good things must come to an end.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Physician, heal thyself.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Time is a great healer.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Crime doesn't pay.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

No man can serve two masters.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Variety is the spice of life.

Clothes do not make the man.

Money makes the world go round.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Quid pro quo.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A cat has nine lives.

Love will find a way.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The end justifies the means.

Many hands make light work.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Never speak ill of the dead.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

When one door shuts, another opens.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Revenge is sweet.

The best defence is a good offence.

Every picture tells a story.

The show must go on.

Like father, like son.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The wages of sin is death.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Let the buyer beware.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't take it with you.

Little pitchers have big ears.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Children should be seen and not heard.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Every dog has its day.

Go the extra mile.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.