One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Give the Devil his due.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Moderation in all things.

Let the buyer beware.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

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

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

All the world loves a lover.

A man is known by his friends.

One hand washes the other.

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

Love will find a way.

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

It goes without saying.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A cat may look at a king.

Hope springs eternal.

Faith will move mountains.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Accidents will happen.

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

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

Money makes the world go round.

Keep your chin up.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

History repeats itself.

Pride comes before a fall.

Better late than never.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

All publicity is good publicity.

Never go to bed on an argument.

An man's home is his castle.

All's fair in love and war.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Practice makes perfect.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Pearls of wisdom.

Business before pleasure.

There's no time like the present.

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

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

You can't take it with you.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The Devil looks after his own.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Tomorrow is another day.

There is no accounting for tastes.

There's no smoke without fire.

All things must pass.

A word to the wise is enough.

All's well that ends well.

Good things come in small packages.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Silence is golden.

Slow and steady wins the race.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Fortune favours the brave.

Put your best foot forward.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

To the victor go the spoils.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A watched pot never boils.

Different strokes for different folks.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All good things must come to an end.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Fight the good fight.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

To every thing there is a season.

A good man is hard to find.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Third time lucky.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You win some, you lose some.

Walls have ears.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

There's a time and a place for everything.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Bad money drives out good.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Quid pro quo.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Dead men tell no tales.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Look before you leap.

Love is blind.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Only fools and horses work.

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

First come, first served.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

A house is not a home.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

It takes one to know one.

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

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Tomorrow never comes.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

No pain, no gain.

Seize the day.

Let well alone.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It takes two to tango.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The end justifies the means.

Patience is a virtue.

There's one born every minute.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Good things come to those who wait.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Crime doesn't pay.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Time will tell.

Make haste slowly.

Learn to walk before you run.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The bigger, the better.

Knowledge is power.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Ignorance is bliss.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Go the extra mile.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

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

Horses for courses.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Keep your powder dry.

Everyone has their price.

Every stick has two ends.

Seeing is believing.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You reap what you sow.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Practice what you preach.

Needs must when the devil drives.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The best things in life are free.

Time is money.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Life begins at forty.

Paddle your own canoe.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

More haste, less speed.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Live and learn.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Many hands make light work.

A golden key can open any door.

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

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

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Only the good die young.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Persuasion is better than force.

It's all grist to the mill.

Time flies.

Oil and water don't mix.

If you build it, they will come.

Even a worm will turn.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

No man can serve two masters.

Get out while the getting is good.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The show must go on.

Talk is cheap.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Each to their own.

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

Misery loves company.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The customer is always right.

You can't win them all.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A bad penny always turns up.

It's better to give than to receive.

Make love not war.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Home is where the heart is.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Nothing new under the sun.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

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

Manners maketh the man.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

There is honour among thieves.

You can't always get what you want.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Every picture tells a story.

Clothes do not make the man.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

All that glitters is not gold.

Count your blessings.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The age of miracles is past.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

It's the singer not the song.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Blood is thicker than water.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

No man is an island.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Always put your best foot forward.

Slow but sure.

Less said, soon mended.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Truth will out.

The wages of sin is death.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Fight fire with fire.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The more the merrier.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Live and let live.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A cat has nine lives.

The Devil is in the details.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Honesty is the best policy.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

All good things come to those that wait.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Let the dead bury the dead.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Speak as you find.

The truth will out.

The best-laid plans go astray.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Like father, like son.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Forgive and forget.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Waste not, want not.

Time is a great healer.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Any port in a storm.

What can't be cured must be endured.

What goes around comes around.

A thing begun is half done.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Wonders will never cease.

Another day, another dollar.

Life is what you make it.

You are never too old to learn.

Might is right.

No rest for the wicked.

For everything there is a season.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

There are two sides to every question.

Share and share alike.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Great minds think alike.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

All you need is love.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

No news is good news.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Little pitchers have big ears.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

East, west, home's best.

Give credit where credit is due.

First things first.

Haste makes waste.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Any port in a storm.

Silence construes consent.

Charity begins at home.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Love makes the world go round.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Two heads are better than one.

Money talks.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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