More haste, less speed.

The Devil is in the details.

There is honour among thieves.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Forgive and forget.

The age of miracles is past.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Never tell tales out of school.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Seeing is believing.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Knowledge is power.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The early bird gets the worm.

Practice what you preach.

It takes two to tango.

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

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

One hand washes the other.

Horses for courses.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Only the good die young.

Every picture tells a story.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Bad news travels fast.

No man can serve two masters.

Let the buyer beware.

Less is more.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The bigger, the better.

Let bygones be bygones.

Misery loves company.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A house is not a home.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

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

No pain, no gain.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Share and share alike.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You win some, you lose some.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

One good deed deserves another.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

East, west, home's best.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Manners maketh the man.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Beware the Ides of March.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Home is where the heart is.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Good things come in small packages.

A cat may look at a king.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

God helps those who help themselves.

Get out while the getting is good.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The best-laid plans go astray.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A cat has nine lives.

It's never too late to mend.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Good things come to those who wait.

It's the singer not the song.

Wonders will never cease.

Practice makes perfect.

There's an exception to every rule.

The Devil looks after his own.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

There's no place like home.

Count your blessings.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

There's no smoke without fire.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Opposites attract.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Paddle your own canoe.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Nine tailors make a man.

Silence construes consent.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

What goes up must come down.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Business before pleasure.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Great minds think alike.

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

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't shoot the messenger.

All roads lead to Rome.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Go the extra mile.

History repeats itself.

Nothing new under the sun.

Fight fire with fire.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A bad penny always turns up.

Each to their own.

Every dog has its day.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Revenge is sweet.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A picture paints a thousand words.

You can't always get what you want.

Speak as you find.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A man is known by his friends.

What goes around comes around.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Nothing succeeds like success.

It goes without saying.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fight the good fight.

No man is an island.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Dead men tell no tales.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

There's one born every minute.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Physician, heal thyself.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Talk is cheap.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Enough is enough.

Many hands make light work.

Persuasion is better than force.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The customer is always right.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The more the merrier.

Life is what you make it.

Two heads are better than one.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There are two sides to every question.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Christmas comes but once a year.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Attack is the best form of defence.

The best things in life are free.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Money isn't everything.

Everyone has their price.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Laughter is the best medicine.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Haste makes waste.

Ignorance is bliss.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Accidents will happen.

Good fences make good neighbours.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Faith will move mountains.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It takes one to know one.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Appearances can be deceptive.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Don't change horses in midstream.

He who hesitates is lost.

Only fools and horses work.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Actions speak louder than words.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

You reap what you sow.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Moderation in all things.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Like father, like son.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Never go to bed on an argument.

All's fair in love and war.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Good talk saves the food.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Walls have ears.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

There's no time like the present.

Life begins at forty.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

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

Hope springs eternal.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A stitch in time saves nine.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Virtue is its own reward.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Time will tell.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Let well alone.

The end justifies the means.

It's better to give than to receive.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Tomorrow is another day.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The show must go on.

Quid pro quo.

Oil and water don't mix.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

No news is good news.

An man's home is his castle.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Love will find a way.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Slow but sure.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

First come, first served.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Blood is thicker than water.

A word to the wise is enough.

Live and let live.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Seek and you shall find.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Even a worm will turn.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

To every thing there is a season.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A watched pot never boils.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Pride comes before a fall.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't rock the boat.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It's all grist to the mill.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

All you need is love.

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

While there is life, there is hope.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

All's well that ends well.

Money talks.

Put your best foot forward.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Hide in plain sight.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Fortune favours the brave.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

An army marches on its stomach.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Third time lucky.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Pearls of wisdom.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

For everything there is a season.

If you build it, they will come.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Silence is golden.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Seize the day.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You can't take it with you.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A golden key can open any door.

Time is a great healer.

Keep your powder dry.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Make haste slowly.

You are what you eat.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Waste not, want not.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Live and learn.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Two wrongs don't make a right.