It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

You are what you eat.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

All's fair in love and war.

Clothes do not make the man.

Share and share alike.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Only fools and horses work.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Good talk saves the food.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Virtue is its own reward.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

No rest for the wicked.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

You can't take it with you.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Third time lucky.

Paddle your own canoe.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Bad news travels fast.

East, west, home's best.

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

Haste makes waste.

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

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

There's safety in numbers.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

While there is life, there is hope.

Small things amuse small minds.

If you build it, they will come.

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

It goes without saying.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Seeing is believing.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Money isn't everything.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The Devil is in the details.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Give the Devil his due.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

All good things must come to an end.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Revenge is sweet.

The more the merrier.

East is east, and west is west.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The exception which proves the rule.

All's well that ends well.

A cat has nine lives.

Put your best foot forward.

You can't always get what you want.

Great minds think alike.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Keep your powder dry.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Walls have ears.

Time is money.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

There's one born every minute.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The Devil looks after his own.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

All you need is love.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't get mad, get even.

Look before you leap.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Go the extra mile.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A golden key can open any door.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's best to be on the safe side.

There is honour among thieves.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A watched pot never boils.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Appearances can be deceptive.

There's no smoke without fire.

A word to the wise is enough.

There's no place like home.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Moderation in all things.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

An man's home is his castle.

You win some, you lose some.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Easy come, easy go.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

One good deed deserves another.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Love is blind.

If the cap fits, wear it.

First things first.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Get out while the getting is good.

A man is known by his friends.

Nothing new under the sun.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

There's no time like the present.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Bad money drives out good.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

More haste, less speed.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

The age of miracles is past.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Silence construes consent.

Accidents will happen.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Make haste slowly.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

No news is good news.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

It's the singer not the song.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It takes two to tango.

You reap what you sow.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A person is known by the company they keep.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Less said, soon mended.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It takes one to know one.

A house is not a home.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Nine tailors make a man.

Time will tell.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The best things in life are free.

Speak as you find.

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

Might is right.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Misery loves company.

You can't win them all.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Blood is thicker than water.

Hope springs eternal.

Patience is a virtue.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Better late than never.

Many hands make light work.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Good things come to those who wait.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Time flies.

Every dog has its day.

What goes up must come down.

There are two sides to every question.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Life begins at forty.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Practice makes perfect.

The early bird gets the worm.

Waste not, want not.

Big fish eat little fish.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Seize the day.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

History repeats itself.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Talk is cheap.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Fight the good fight.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Let the buyer beware.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Opposites attract.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The truth will out.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Another day, another dollar.

The best defence is a good offence.

Practice what you preach.

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

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Each to their own.

A fish always rots from the head.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Two heads are better than one.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

The end justifies the means.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Forgive and forget.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Grief divided is made lighter.

For everything there is a season.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Life is what you make it.

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

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Live and learn.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Only the good die young.

Knowledge is power.

Always put your best foot forward.

Manners maketh the man.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Oil and water don't mix.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A new broom sweeps clean.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Fight fire with fire.

Time is a great healer.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Fortune favours the brave.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Good things come in small packages.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Laughter is the best medicine.

All things must pass.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

No man can serve two masters.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Make love not war.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Love will find a way.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

No pain, no gain.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Silence is golden.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

To the victor go the spoils.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Everyone has their price.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Money talks.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

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

Less is more.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Keep your chin up.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

What goes around comes around.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Money makes the world go round.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Still waters run deep.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Better safe than sorry.

Horses for courses.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Persuasion is better than force.

Dead men tell no tales.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Like father, like son.

Count your blessings.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Slow but sure.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The wages of sin is death.