Third time lucky.

You win some, you lose some.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Never speak ill of the dead.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Every stick has two ends.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't rock the boat.

A fish always rots from the head.

The wages of sin is death.

No pain, no gain.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The more the merrier.

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

Live and learn.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Everyone has their price.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

You can't always get what you want.

Variety is the spice of life.

Put your best foot forward.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Less said, soon mended.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The Devil is in the details.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Keep your chin up.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Manners maketh the man.

All roads lead to Rome.

Hide in plain sight.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Money makes the world go round.

Money isn't everything.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Walls have ears.

Give the Devil his due.

Truth will out.

Ignorance is bliss.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Speak as you find.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

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

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

Forgive and forget.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Life begins at forty.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

Money is the root of all evil.

No news is good news.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

An man's home is his castle.

It's never too late to mend.

Every dog has its day.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Life is what you make it.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Make love not war.

Opposites attract.

Less is more.

It takes two to tango.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

It's better to give than to receive.

Knowledge is power.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

There are two sides to every question.

Time will tell.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A cat has nine lives.

Good talk saves the food.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The bigger, the better.

First come, first served.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Fight the good fight.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Slow but sure.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

East, west, home's best.

A leopard can't change its spots.

God helps those who help themselves.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Good things come to those who wait.

There's no smoke without fire.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Big fish eat little fish.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

It goes without saying.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Marriages are made in heaven.

There's no time like the present.

It takes one to know one.

Time is money.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Seize the day.

First impressions are the most lasting.

There's an exception to every rule.

Only the good die young.

One good deed deserves another.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Great minds think alike.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Paddle your own canoe.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

For everything there is a season.

Persuasion is better than force.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Physician, heal thyself.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There's no place like home.

Love will find a way.

What can't be cured must be endured.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Revenge is sweet.

Fight fire with fire.

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

You are what you eat.

One hand washes the other.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Talk is cheap.

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

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

Cheats never prosper.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Give credit where credit is due.

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Misery loves company.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It never rains but it pours.

A house is not a home.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Dead men tell no tales.

Even a worm will turn.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Horses for courses.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A man is known by his friends.

Small things amuse small minds.

A picture paints a thousand words.

What goes up must come down.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Keep your powder dry.

Easy come, easy go.

Beware the Ides of March.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

The end justifies the means.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Better late than never.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

All the world loves a lover.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

History repeats itself.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

All you need is love.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Never tell tales out of school.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Let bygones be bygones.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

You can't take it with you.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Seeing is believing.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

There is honour among thieves.

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

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

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Silence is golden.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The age of miracles is past.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

Share and share alike.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Fortune favours the brave.

More haste, less speed.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Home is where the heart is.

Each to their own.

Bad news travels fast.

Haste makes waste.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Many hands make light work.

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

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

Time is a great healer.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Oil and water don't mix.

Clothes do not make the man.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't get mad, get even.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Look before you leap.

Waste not, want not.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Blood is thicker than water.

All good things come to those that wait.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Like father, like son.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Wonders will never cease.

First things first.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Time flies.

Honesty is the best policy.

Once bitten, twice shy.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

You reap what you sow.

Practice makes perfect.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Quid pro quo.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

All publicity is good publicity.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Love is blind.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

An army marches on its stomach.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

If you build it, they will come.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

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

You can't win them all.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

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

Go the extra mile.

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

Accidents will happen.

To the victor go the spoils.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

All's well that ends well.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Nine tailors make a man.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Make haste slowly.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Curiosity killed the cat.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A good man is hard to find.

Enough is enough.

Let the buyer beware.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The early bird gets the worm.

Patience is a virtue.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A watched pot never boils.

No man is an island.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Moderation in all things.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Silence construes consent.

Get out while the getting is good.

Let well alone.

Bad money drives out good.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's one born every minute.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Money talks.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You can have too much of a good thing.

All's fair in love and war.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Practice what you preach.

A cat may look at a king.

Better safe than sorry.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

First things first.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Might is right.

Tomorrow never comes.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Two heads are better than one.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Any port in a storm.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Business before pleasure.

Different strokes for different folks.

Charity begins at home.

Count your blessings.

Live and let live.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Still waters run deep.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.