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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

If you build it, they will come.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

East, west, home's best.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

History repeats itself.

Honesty is the best policy.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Horses for courses.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Money makes the world go round.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Better safe than sorry.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Talk is cheap.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

More haste, less speed.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Every stick has two ends.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

There's a time and a place for everything.

One good deed deserves another.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Good talk saves the food.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Great minds think alike.

The Devil is in the details.

Walls have ears.

Revenge is sweet.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't get mad, get even.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

All that glitters is not gold.

There's safety in numbers.

An man's home is his castle.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

Quid pro quo.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

First things first.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

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

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

Time flies.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

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

Look before you leap.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Charity begins at home.

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

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Keep your chin up.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Never tell tales out of school.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Give credit where credit is due.

Count your blessings.

A house is not a home.

Actions speak louder than words.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

What goes around comes around.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The wages of sin is death.

Haste makes waste.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Silence is golden.

A cat may look at a king.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It's the singer not the song.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

What goes up must come down.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Ignorance is bliss.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Let the dead bury the dead.

It takes one to know one.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Waste not, want not.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Time will tell.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There is honour among thieves.

Seek and you shall find.

The more the merrier.

Good things come in small packages.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Live and let live.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Moderation in all things.

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

First come, first served.

Small things amuse small minds.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Less is more.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Slow but sure.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

A bad penny always turns up.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Keep your powder dry.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Pearls of wisdom.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Fortune favours the brave.

All good things come to those that wait.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Love is blind.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

You are what you eat.

Money talks.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Dead men tell no tales.

Any port in a storm.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Might is right.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The best things in life are free.

He who hesitates is lost.

Beware the Ides of March.

Fight fire with fire.

Bad money drives out good.

The show must go on.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A leopard can't change its spots.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Give the Devil his due.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

All you need is love.

Don't rock the boat.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

Accidents will happen.

All the world loves a lover.

Misery loves company.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Make love not war.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Learn to walk before you run.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Nothing new under the sun.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

All's well that ends well.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The best defence is a good offence.

A man is known by his friends.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Forgive and forget.

You reap what you sow.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It takes two to tango.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Everyone has their price.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Better late than never.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There's one born every minute.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Hope springs eternal.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Third time lucky.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Speak as you find.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't shoot the messenger.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Seeing is believing.

Money is the root of all evil.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Persuasion is better than force.

While there is life, there is hope.

To every thing there is a season.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There's no smoke without fire.

Manners maketh the man.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Put your best foot forward.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Each to their own.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The early bird gets the worm.

Cheats never prosper.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Many hands make light work.

To the victor go the spoils.

Go the extra mile.

Love makes the world go round.

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

It goes without saying.

Physician, heal thyself.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

All things must pass.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Variety is the spice of life.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Fight the good fight.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Business before pleasure.

You are never too old to learn.

Time is money.

An army marches on its stomach.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Hide in plain sight.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Let the buyer beware.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Nothing succeeds like success.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Like father, like son.

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

The truth will out.

A cat has nine lives.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Always put your best foot forward.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Paddle your own canoe.

One hand washes the other.

It's better to give than to receive.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The end justifies the means.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Live and learn.

Bad news travels fast.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Truth will out.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

All's fair in love and war.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A watched pot never boils.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Another day, another dollar.

Big fish eat little fish.

Let well alone.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You can't always get what you want.

Christmas comes but once a year.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Still waters run deep.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Opposites attract.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Love will find a way.

Money isn't everything.

Every picture tells a story.

The customer is always right.

Every dog has its day.

Wonders will never cease.

A good man is hard to find.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

There's no place like home.

East is east, and west is west.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Virtue is its own reward.

Patience is a virtue.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

The exception which proves the rule.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

One swallow does not a summer make.

There's no time like the present.

Enough is enough.

No man is an island.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Faith will move mountains.

Make haste slowly.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Practice what you preach.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Knowledge is power.

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

The bigger, the better.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Tomorrow never comes.

There are two sides to every question.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Seize the day.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

You win some, you lose some.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Practice makes perfect.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

No man can serve two masters.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Only fools and horses work.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Crime doesn't pay.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Pride comes before a fall.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Only the good die young.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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