Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Fortune favours the brave.

Give the Devil his due.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The customer is always right.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Life is what you make it.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You can't take it with you.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Seeing is believing.

Seize the day.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Out of sight, out of mind.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

No man is an island.

All good things must come to an end.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Cheats never prosper.

Life begins at forty.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Beauty is only skin deep.

One hand washes the other.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A golden key can open any door.

Great minds think alike.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Oil and water don't mix.

Speak as you find.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Clothes do not make the man.

Half a loaf is better than none.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Never tell tales out of school.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Learn to walk before you run.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Time will tell.

Give credit where credit is due.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Virtue is its own reward.

You reap what you sow.

Shrouds have no pockets.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Forgive and forget.

The age of miracles is past.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The wages of sin is death.

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

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't rock the boat.

The exception which proves the rule.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There's no place like home.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Every dog has its day.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The show must go on.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The truth will out.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Money makes the world go round.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Faith will move mountains.

Everyone has their price.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

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

Tomorrow is another day.

No news is good news.

Blood is thicker than water.

Silence is golden.

Attack is the best form of defence.

In the midst of life we are in death.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

A word to the wise is enough.

While there is life, there is hope.

There's no time like the present.

Make love not war.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Crime doesn't pay.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Love is blind.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Knowledge is power.

All's well that ends well.

The bigger, the better.

Physician, heal thyself.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Seek and you shall find.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

A house is not a home.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It goes without saying.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Moderation in all things.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Different strokes for different folks.

The more the merrier.

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

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

First come, first served.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

All's fair in love and war.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Quid pro quo.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Talk is cheap.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Revenge is sweet.

You win some, you lose some.

The Devil looks after his own.

Haste makes waste.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

It takes two to tango.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Nothing new under the sun.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A dog is a man's best friend.

All good things come to those that wait.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Charity begins at home.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The best defence is a good offence.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

All that glitters is not gold.

Stupid is as stupid does.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Make haste slowly.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Beware the Ides of March.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Easy come, easy go.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

All things must pass.

Paddle your own canoe.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

East is east, and west is west.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Enough is enough.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Actions speak louder than words.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Waste not, want not.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

A thing begun is half done.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Third time lucky.

A man is known by his friends.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Money talks.

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

Walls have ears.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

All roads lead to Rome.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Live and let live.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Keep your powder dry.

Better safe than sorry.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You can't win them all.

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

Money isn't everything.

What goes around comes around.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

One good deed deserves another.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

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

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A cat may look at a king.

You are what you eat.

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

Share and share alike.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Fight the good fight.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

History repeats itself.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Laughter is the best medicine.

When one door shuts, another opens.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Every picture tells a story.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Practice makes perfect.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Look before you leap.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Better late than never.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Go the extra mile.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A bad penny always turns up.

Hope springs eternal.

All publicity is good publicity.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

There is honour among thieves.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Still waters run deep.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Let well alone.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Get out while the getting is good.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Even a worm will turn.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Only fools and horses work.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Time is a great healer.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Business before pleasure.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Every stick has two ends.

More haste, less speed.

Fight fire with fire.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Man does not live by bread alone.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Less said, soon mended.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Let bygones be bygones.

An man's home is his castle.

The Devil is in the details.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Love makes the world go round.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Love will find a way.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Any port in a storm.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Slow but sure.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Never go to bed on an argument.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Persuasion is better than force.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Time flies.

Good things come in small packages.

Opposites attract.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

It's the singer not the song.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Count your blessings.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

An army marches on its stomach.

Hide in plain sight.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Horses for courses.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Each to their own.

Make hay while the sun shines.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Keep your chin up.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.