It takes two to make a quarrel.

Knowledge is power.

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

Patience is a virtue.

God helps those who help themselves.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Time is a great healer.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

A house is not a home.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Less is more.

Birds of a feather flock together.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You are what you eat.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

One good deed deserves another.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The best-laid plans go astray.

It goes without saying.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Better safe than sorry.

Enough is as good as a feast.

All's fair in love and war.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Nine tailors make a man.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Only fools and horses work.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Quid pro quo.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Better late than never.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Money talks.

Might is right.

Persuasion is better than force.

Cheats never prosper.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It takes one to know one.

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

Each to their own.

All you need is love.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Truth will out.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Put your best foot forward.

You win some, you lose some.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Moderation in all things.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

East, west, home's best.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Great minds think alike.

While there is life, there is hope.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The Devil is in the details.

There's no place like home.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Even a worm will turn.

Love is blind.

Get out while the getting is good.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Charity begins at home.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Love will find a way.

The best defence is a good offence.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Speak as you find.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Still waters run deep.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Ignorance is bliss.

A thing begun is half done.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Hope springs eternal.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

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

A word to the wise is enough.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Love makes the world go round.

Less said, soon mended.

Walls have ears.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Waste not, want not.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Talk is cheap.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Oil and water don't mix.

History repeats itself.

One hand washes the other.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Any port in a storm.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Look before you leap.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

To every thing there is a season.

Haste makes waste.

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

Fight fire with fire.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Bad news travels fast.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Physician, heal thyself.

The end justifies the means.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Third time lucky.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't change horses in midstream.

More haste, less speed.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't get mad, get even.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Go the extra mile.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Life is what you make it.

Many hands make light work.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

You are never too old to learn.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Home is where the heart is.

The bigger, the better.

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

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Let the buyer beware.

Let well alone.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

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

The age of miracles is past.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Seek and you shall find.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Keep your chin up.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

All that glitters is not gold.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Big fish eat little fish.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Only the good die young.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Enough is enough.

East is east, and west is west.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Honesty is the best policy.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

There's one born every minute.

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

What goes up must come down.

Practice what you preach.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Every dog has its day.

Let the dead bury the dead.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Bad money drives out good.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's no time like the present.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Live and let live.

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

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

Like father, like son.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All things must pass.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

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

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Everyone has their price.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Silence is golden.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The best is the enemy of the good.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Life begins at forty.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Two heads are better than one.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Live and learn.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Silence construes consent.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Misery loves company.

There is honour among thieves.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

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

A cat has nine lives.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Forgive and forget.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Share and share alike.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Time flies.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

You can't win them all.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Virtue is its own reward.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You reap what you sow.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A cat may look at a king.

It takes two to tango.

Beware the Ides of March.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A good man is hard to find.

All publicity is good publicity.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Keep your powder dry.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A golden key can open any door.

Seize the day.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The show must go on.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

All's well that ends well.

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

To every thing there is a season.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

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

Easy come, easy go.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

The customer is always right.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

No news is good news.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The best things in life are free.

Always put your best foot forward.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Hide in plain sight.

Never tell tales out of school.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Money isn't everything.

First come, first served.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

What goes around comes around.

When one door shuts, another opens.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Opposites attract.

If you can't be good, be careful.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The exception which proves the rule.

Pearls of wisdom.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Paddle your own canoe.

Business before pleasure.

Small things amuse small minds.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Give the Devil his due.

There's an exception to every rule.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A bad penny always turns up.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It never rains but it pours.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

No pain, no gain.

There are two sides to every question.

It's never too late to mend.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The truth will out.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The more the merrier.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Learn to walk before you run.

All the world loves a lover.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Tomorrow never comes.

For everything there is a season.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Money makes the world go round.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Horses for courses.

Fight the good fight.

No man is an island.

The wages of sin is death.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

It's better to give than to receive.