Misery loves company.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Waste not, want not.

There's no smoke without fire.

One good deed deserves another.

Love will find a way.

Opposites attract.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Speak as you find.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

All roads lead to Rome.

Share and share alike.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Christmas comes but once a year.

All's fair in love and war.

East is east, and west is west.

Live and learn.

First things first.

Let bygones be bygones.

Home is where the heart is.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Fight the good fight.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Put your best foot forward.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The more the merrier.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

It's the singer not the song.

Love is blind.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Blood is thicker than water.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Clothes do not make the man.

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Accidents will happen.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Seeing is believing.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The Devil is in the details.

Only fools and horses work.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

It takes two to tango.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Life is what you make it.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Practice what you preach.

Oil and water don't mix.

To every thing there is a season.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Better late than never.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Make haste slowly.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Hope springs eternal.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Great minds think alike.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

More haste, less speed.

Good things come in small packages.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Hide in plain sight.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

There's no time like the present.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Love makes the world go round.

No rest for the wicked.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Once a thief, always a thief.

For everything there is a season.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Every dog has its day.

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

Silence is golden.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The truth will out.

Paddle your own canoe.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

First come, first served.

Money makes the world go round.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

There is honour among thieves.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

A thing begun is half done.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

No man can serve two masters.

Live and let live.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

What goes around comes around.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

No pain, no gain.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Might is right.

There's an exception to every rule.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Enough is as good as a feast.

God helps those who help themselves.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

While there is life, there is hope.

Two heads are better than one.

Third time lucky.

Revenge is sweet.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Give credit where credit is due.

Big fish eat little fish.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Business before pleasure.

Every picture tells a story.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The show must go on.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You are never too old to learn.

Marriages are made in heaven.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

You win some, you lose some.

A bad penny always turns up.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Bad money drives out good.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

No news is good news.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Pride comes before a fall.

Time flies.

Slow but sure.

Enough is enough.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Give the Devil his due.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A cat may look at a king.

It takes one to know one.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A good man is hard to find.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The customer is always right.

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

Look before you leap.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Wonders will never cease.

Silence construes consent.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Man does not live by bread alone.

You can't win them all.

Fight fire with fire.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

If you build it, they will come.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Beware the Ides of March.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Physician, heal thyself.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

One hand washes the other.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Seize the day.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Persuasion is better than force.

The age of miracles is past.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Good talk saves the food.

All publicity is good publicity.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Each to their own.

A man is known by his friends.

He who hesitates is lost.

Time is a great healer.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't rock the boat.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

There's no place like home.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Walls have ears.

Every stick has two ends.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A watched pot never boils.

Even a worm will turn.

Ignorance is bliss.

Truth will out.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Horses for courses.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Less is more.

All's well that ends well.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Always put your best foot forward.

The end justifies the means.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A golden key can open any door.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Never tell tales out of school.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

All that glitters is not gold.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Many hands make light work.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

A house is not a home.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Haste makes waste.

To the victor go the spoils.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You can't take it with you.

East, west, home's best.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Different strokes for different folks.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Money talks.

A leopard can't change its spots.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The early bird gets the worm.

A cat has nine lives.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Let the buyer beware.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Forgive and forget.

Any port in a storm.

Make love not war.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You can't always get what you want.

All you need is love.

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

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It's all grist to the mill.

It goes without saying.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Let the dead bury the dead.

All good things must come to an end.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Honesty is the best policy.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

There is no accounting for tastes.

What goes up must come down.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Tomorrow is another day.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

History repeats itself.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Patience is a virtue.

Moderation in all things.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Only the good die young.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

You are what you eat.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Still waters run deep.

Money isn't everything.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

All things must pass.

Knowledge is power.

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

No man is an island.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Nine tailors make a man.

Less said, soon mended.

Talk is cheap.

Manners maketh the man.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Go the extra mile.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.