Might is right.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Patience is a virtue.

There is honour among thieves.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Charity begins at home.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Silence is golden.

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

Forgive and forget.

Money isn't everything.

Talk is cheap.

Business before pleasure.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The end justifies the means.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You reap what you sow.

First things first.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Slow and steady wins the race.

It never rains but it pours.

He who hesitates is lost.

Haste makes waste.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Share and share alike.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Let bygones be bygones.

Everyone has their price.

Keep your powder dry.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Go the extra mile.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

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

First come, first served.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A house is not a home.

Less is more.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Still waters run deep.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A thing begun is half done.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

One hand washes the other.

Only the good die young.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Wonders will never cease.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Money talks.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

God helps those who help themselves.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It takes one to know one.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Put your best foot forward.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Time flies.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Even a worm will turn.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

Oil and water don't mix.

While there is life, there is hope.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

What goes around comes around.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

All good things must come to an end.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Let well alone.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

All good things come to those that wait.

You are never too old to learn.

Every stick has two ends.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Every picture tells a story.

Fight the good fight.

A word to the wise is enough.

Revenge is sweet.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It goes without saying.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The Devil is in the details.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Make haste slowly.

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

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Live and learn.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Opposites attract.

Life begins at forty.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Walls have ears.

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

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

Get out while the getting is good.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Knowledge is power.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Two heads are better than one.

Honesty is the best policy.

All things must pass.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

There are two sides to every question.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

It's never too late to mend.

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

All's well that ends well.

Beauty is only skin deep.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Always put your best foot forward.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

All publicity is good publicity.

To the victor go the spoils.

An army marches on its stomach.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Silence construes consent.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

No man is an island.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The customer is always right.

Many hands make light work.

You can't make bricks without straw.

You can have too much of a good thing.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The exception which proves the rule.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A watched pot never boils.

Possession is nine points of the law.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no place like home.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

The best is the enemy of the good.

It takes two to tango.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Moderation in all things.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

If you build it, they will come.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Like father, like son.

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

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

There's one born every minute.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

East is east, and west is west.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Do as I say, not as I do.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The show must go on.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Misery loves company.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Cheats never prosper.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The best things in life are free.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Easy come, easy go.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Good things come in small packages.

Time is a great healer.

Actions speak louder than words.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

You can't always get what you want.

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

There's no time like the present.

Enough is enough.

Keep your chin up.

Great minds think alike.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Love will find a way.

Horses for courses.

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

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

No rest for the wicked.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Manners maketh the man.

Better late than never.

Don't change horses in midstream.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't rock the boat.

A man is known by his friends.

Pride comes before a fall.

Truth will out.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

No man can serve two masters.

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

Practice what you preach.

Waste not, want not.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

There's an exception to every rule.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Only fools and horses work.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Less said, soon mended.

Never tell tales out of school.

Big fish eat little fish.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It's all grist to the mill.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Let the dead bury the dead.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Dead men tell no tales.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

For everything there is a season.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Life is what you make it.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Love makes the world go round.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Needs must when the devil drives.

An man's home is his castle.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Give credit where credit is due.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

What goes up must come down.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Any port in a storm.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A new broom sweeps clean.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Each to their own.

Home is where the heart is.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Give the Devil his due.

Look before you leap.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Seek and you shall find.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

It's best to be on the safe side.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

You are what you eat.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

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

More haste, less speed.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Bad news travels fast.

All you need is love.

Seize the day.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Variety is the spice of life.

One good deed deserves another.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Time is money.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

No news is good news.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Good talk saves the food.

Money makes the world go round.

Fight fire with fire.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

You can't take it with you.

To every thing there is a season.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The bigger, the better.

Nothing new under the sun.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Fortune favours the brave.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The age of miracles is past.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

All the world loves a lover.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Faith will move mountains.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Tomorrow is another day.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

History repeats itself.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

No pain, no gain.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Practice makes perfect.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Quid pro quo.

Live and let live.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Live and let live.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A golden key can open any door.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Blood is thicker than water.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Time will tell.