Make haste slowly.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Physician, heal thyself.

Love makes the world go round.

Still waters run deep.

Tomorrow never comes.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Share and share alike.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Patience is a virtue.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Business before pleasure.

Good things come to those who wait.

Every dog has its day.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Love will find a way.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Cheats never prosper.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Money makes the world go round.

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

First come, first served.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Keep your chin up.

Accidents will happen.

Truth will out.

One hand washes the other.

Never tell tales out of school.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Revenge is sweet.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Handsome is as handsome does.

All's well that ends well.

A fish always rots from the head.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Even a worm will turn.

East, west, home's best.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

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

Speak as you find.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Great minds think alike.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

No pain, no gain.

Tomorrow is another day.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Easy come, easy go.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Stupid is as stupid does.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A thing begun is half done.

Might is right.

Children and fools tell the truth.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Haste makes waste.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

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

Put your best foot forward.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Nine tailors make a man.

Live and learn.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It takes one to know one.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Fight fire with fire.

Better late than never.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Beware the Ides of March.

The exception which proves the rule.

Each to their own.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

To the victor go the spoils.

Opposites attract.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

East is east, and west is west.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

You can't make bricks without straw.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Count your blessings.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Fight the good fight.

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

Many hands make light work.

Walls have ears.

What goes around comes around.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You are what you eat.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Life is what you make it.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A cat may look at a king.

Seek and you shall find.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Life begins at forty.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The Devil looks after his own.

Get out while the getting is good.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

More haste, less speed.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

No news is good news.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Slow but sure.

Oil and water don't mix.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

What goes up must come down.

You can't take it with you.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Pride comes before a fall.

Make love not war.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Variety is the spice of life.

Keep your powder dry.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The wages of sin is death.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Small things amuse small minds.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Talk is cheap.

Time is a great healer.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Money isn't everything.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The more the merrier.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Learn to walk before you run.

A watched pot never boils.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A good man is hard to find.

Every stick has two ends.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It takes two to tango.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Honesty is the best policy.

It goes without saying.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't shoot the messenger.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Horses for courses.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

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

The customer is always right.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Good talk saves the food.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Manners maketh the man.

A house is not a home.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

There's one born every minute.

Actions speak louder than words.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

No rest for the wicked.

Every picture tells a story.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Go the extra mile.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Good things come in small packages.

All publicity is good publicity.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

It's the singer not the song.

Big fish eat little fish.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Let bygones be bygones.

Nothing new under the sun.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Give the Devil his due.

Pearls of wisdom.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A word to the wise is enough.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The best defence is a good offence.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The bigger, the better.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Money talks.

The pen is mightier than sword.

There is honour among thieves.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

History repeats itself.

There are two sides to every question.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Let well alone.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Everyone has their price.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Third time lucky.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Time will tell.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Knowledge is power.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Less is more.

Let the buyer beware.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Ignorance is bliss.

Practice what you preach.

Hide in plain sight.

Charity begins at home.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Only the good die young.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The show must go on.

Forgive and forget.

First impressions are the most lasting.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Look before you leap.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A cat has nine lives.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

God helps those who help themselves.

There's no place like home.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Bad news travels fast.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Waste not, want not.

He who hesitates is lost.

Blood is thicker than water.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Better safe than sorry.

Hope springs eternal.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Seize the day.

Practice makes perfect.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The age of miracles is past.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Moderation in all things.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Love is blind.

Less said, soon mended.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

Any port in a storm.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

You reap what you sow.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

For everything there is a season.

Misery loves company.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You can't win them all.

Another day, another dollar.

Silence is golden.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Quid pro quo.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Like father, like son.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

There's an exception to every rule.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A man is known by his friends.

Enough is enough.

Wonders will never cease.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You can't always get what you want.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

To every thing there is a season.

No man is an island.

Don't get mad, get even.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Home is where the heart is.

The best things in life are free.

Time is money.

Barking dogs seldom bite.