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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

One hand washes the other.

Two heads are better than one.

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

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

A house is not a home.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Silence is golden.

Many hands make light work.

More haste, less speed.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Only the good die young.

Seize the day.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Quid pro quo.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Look before you leap.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A word to the wise is enough.

There's no time like the present.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Might is right.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Wonders will never cease.

You are what you eat.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Speak as you find.

Birds of a feather flock together.

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

Don't rock the boat.

You win some, you lose some.

Life begins at forty.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Third time lucky.

A watched pot never boils.

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

The best things in life are free.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Good things come in small packages.

The customer is always right.

The exception which proves the rule.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Seeing is believing.

Shrouds have no pockets.

What goes around comes around.

Honesty is the best policy.

Small things amuse small minds.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Still waters run deep.

The truth will out.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Like father, like son.

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

First things first.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Forgive and forget.

It's the singer not the song.

A bad penny always turns up.

Persuasion is better than force.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

The age of miracles is past.

Waste not, want not.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Time is a great healer.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Truth will out.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Talk is cheap.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

All good things come to those that wait.

Big fish eat little fish.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

East, west, home's best.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Love is blind.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

You reap what you sow.

History repeats itself.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Any port in a storm.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Opposites attract.

The end justifies the means.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Youth is wasted on the young.

You can't take it with you.

A cat may look at a king.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Get out while the getting is good.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Make love not war.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Pearls of wisdom.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The more the merrier.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

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

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

There's no place like home.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Actions speak louder than words.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Practice what you preach.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Business before pleasure.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Better late than never.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

For everything there is a season.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

There are two sides to every question.

Let well alone.

All publicity is good publicity.

Seek and you shall find.

Ignorance is bliss.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

All you need is love.

Hide in plain sight.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Blood is thicker than water.

Never tell tales out of school.

Virtue is its own reward.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Knowledge is power.

A dog is a man's best friend.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Let the buyer beware.

Less is more.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Make hay while the sun shines.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

All's well that ends well.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

There's an exception to every rule.

To the victor go the spoils.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Hope springs eternal.

Every dog has its day.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Pride comes before a fall.

Forewarned is forearmed.

You can't win them all.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Fight fire with fire.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Keep your chin up.

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

Charity begins at home.

Dead men tell no tales.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

One swallow does not a summer make.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Money makes the world go round.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

If you build it, they will come.

No man is an island.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Tomorrow is another day.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Time is money.

Haste makes waste.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Everyone has their price.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Count your blessings.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It never rains but it pours.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Nothing new under the sun.

A leopard can't change its spots.

While there is life, there is hope.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Share and share alike.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Variety is the spice of life.

Practice makes perfect.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Physician, heal thyself.

Every picture tells a story.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Each to their own.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Enough is enough.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Walls have ears.

No pain, no gain.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Go the extra mile.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It takes two to tango.

To every thing there is a season.

Silence construes consent.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Keep your powder dry.

Great minds think alike.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Oil and water don't mix.

Fortune favours the brave.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

An man's home is his castle.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The wages of sin is death.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

It takes one to know one.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't get mad, get even.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It's better to give than to receive.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

All good things must come to an end.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You can't always get what you want.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Bad money drives out good.

Slow but sure.

Less said, soon mended.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

All things must pass.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It goes without saying.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Learn to walk before you run.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Make haste slowly.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Good talk saves the food.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Children should be seen and not heard.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A man is known by his friends.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Moderation in all things.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Money talks.

Love will find a way.

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

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's all grist to the mill.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Better safe than sorry.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The bigger, the better.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Clothes do not make the man.

All's fair in love and war.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Only fools and horses work.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Live and learn.

Live and let live.

Patience is a virtue.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Home is where the heart is.

One good deed deserves another.

Accidents will happen.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Let bygones be bygones.

Misery loves company.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Time flies.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A fish always rots from the head.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Good fences make good neighbours.

He who hesitates is lost.

Revenge is sweet.