All that glitters is not gold.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

There are two sides to every question.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

He who hesitates is lost.

Easy come, easy go.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Life begins at forty.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

Stupid is as stupid does.

One good deed deserves another.

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

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

If you build it, they will come.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

All publicity is good publicity.

Children should be seen and not heard.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Time flies.

The end justifies the means.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Different strokes for different folks.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's never too late to mend.

In the midst of life we are in death.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Nothing new under the sun.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

One hand washes the other.

Count your blessings.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Honesty is the best policy.

Every dog has its day.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Enough is enough.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

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

Wonders will never cease.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Cheats never prosper.

Enough is as good as a feast.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Everyone has their price.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

An man's home is his castle.

Seek and you shall find.

No rest for the wicked.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Paddle your own canoe.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Always put your best foot forward.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

All good things must come to an end.

First impressions are the most lasting.

First come, first served.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Time will tell.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

You can't win them all.

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

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Talk is cheap.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It takes one to know one.

Love makes the world go round.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The truth will out.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

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

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Good talk saves the food.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

It goes without saying.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Slow and steady wins the race.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The early bird gets the worm.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Only the good die young.

Haste makes waste.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

All things must pass.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Quid pro quo.

God helps those who help themselves.

Speak as you find.

Dead men tell no tales.

Good things come to those who wait.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

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

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

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

Share and share alike.

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

Opposites attract.

A house is not a home.

Slow but sure.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You can't always get what you want.

Forgive and forget.

Less is more.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Give the Devil his due.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

Look before you leap.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

What goes up must come down.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The customer is always right.

The best things in life are free.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The Devil looks after his own.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Bad money drives out good.

The leopard does not change his spots.

No man is an island.

Great minds think alike.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A thing begun is half done.

Blood is thicker than water.

All roads lead to Rome.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

While there is life, there is hope.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Life is what you make it.

What goes around comes around.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Waste not, want not.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Keep your chin up.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Tomorrow is another day.

Fight fire with fire.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

All you need is love.

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

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

No pain, no gain.

Business before pleasure.

Actions speak louder than words.

There is honour among thieves.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Seize the day.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

No news is good news.

Manners maketh the man.

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

A golden key can open any door.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Money isn't everything.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

To every thing there is a season.

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

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

East is east, and west is west.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Moderation in all things.

There's no place like home.

Let the buyer beware.

Oil and water don't mix.

History repeats itself.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's best to be on the safe side.

All the world loves a lover.

An army marches on its stomach.

The age of miracles is past.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Faith will move mountains.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Accidents will happen.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Cold hands, warm heart.

It's better to give than to receive.

Fortune favours the brave.

A man is known by his friends.

It's all grist to the mill.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The exception which proves the rule.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Appearances can be deceptive.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The bigger, the better.

There's no fool like an old fool.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Even a worm will turn.

There's safety in numbers.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

The more the merrier.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Seeing is believing.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

There's one born every minute.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

A good man is hard to find.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Crime doesn't pay.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Go the extra mile.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

It never rains but it pours.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Might is right.

Knowledge is power.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

First things first.

Practice makes perfect.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Silence construes consent.

You reap what you sow.

You can't take it with you.

No man can serve two masters.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Every stick has two ends.

It takes two to tango.

Home is where the heart is.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Variety is the spice of life.

East, west, home's best.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The Devil is in the details.

Never tell tales out of school.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Pearls of wisdom.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Every picture tells a story.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

There's no time like the present.

Man does not live by bread alone.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Truth will out.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

The best defence is a good offence.

Beware the Ides of March.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Walls have ears.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Still waters run deep.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Money talks.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Make love not war.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't rock the boat.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Fight the good fight.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Haste makes waste.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Misery loves company.

Let well alone.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Third time lucky.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A fish always rots from the head.

Only fools and horses work.

Any port in a storm.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

More haste, less speed.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The show must go on.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.