The pen is mightier than sword.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Any port in a storm.

Different strokes for different folks.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A golden key can open any door.

The early bird gets the worm.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

There's one born every minute.

Only the good die young.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

If you can't be good, be careful.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Charity begins at home.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Great minds think alike.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

The more the merrier.

Blood is thicker than water.

Money makes the world go round.

Fight the good fight.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Good talk saves the food.

Like father, like son.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Time flies.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Variety is the spice of life.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

There's no time like the present.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

To every thing there is a season.

Crime doesn't pay.

Faith will move mountains.

God helps those who help themselves.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

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

There are two sides to every question.

Go the extra mile.

One hand washes the other.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Better safe than sorry.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Nine tailors make a man.

Cold hands, warm heart.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Make hay while the sun shines.

There's safety in numbers.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Every stick has two ends.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

Less said, soon mended.

All the world loves a lover.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

All's well that ends well.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It goes without saying.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

No pain, no gain.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't take it with you.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

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

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

The age of miracles is past.

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A good man is hard to find.

Manners maketh the man.

It's never too late to mend.

Waste not, want not.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't get mad, get even.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The bigger, the better.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Life begins at forty.

Forewarned is forearmed.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Virtue is its own reward.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Let well alone.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Even a worm will turn.

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

Accidents will happen.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Let the buyer beware.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

An man's home is his castle.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Never tell tales out of school.

Everyone has their price.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Dead men tell no tales.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The customer is always right.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Walls have ears.

Pride comes before a fall.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Make love not war.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

All good things come to those that wait.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

To the victor go the spoils.

The exception which proves the rule.

First impressions are the most lasting.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

What goes around comes around.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The Devil is in the details.

If you build it, they will come.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Christmas comes but once a year.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

No news is good news.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Paddle your own canoe.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

Time is a great healer.

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

Practice what you preach.

The best is the enemy of the good.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

It never rains but it pours.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Patience is a virtue.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Slow but sure.

Youth is wasted on the young.

All publicity is good publicity.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

For everything there is a season.

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

Money talks.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Seeing is believing.

It takes two to tango.

Better late than never.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Time is money.

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

Knowledge is power.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Enough is enough.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Less is more.

You are what you eat.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Each to their own.

Home is where the heart is.

Silence is golden.

Speak as you find.

Live and learn.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Another day, another dollar.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Put your best foot forward.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Opposites attract.

Every dog has its day.

Quid pro quo.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

You reap what you sow.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The end justifies the means.

Beware the Ides of March.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

No man is an island.

Seek and you shall find.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A thing begun is half done.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Still waters run deep.

Forgive and forget.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

All roads lead to Rome.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

All you need is love.

East, west, home's best.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Bad money drives out good.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Silence construes consent.

He who hesitates is lost.

The wages of sin is death.

Talk is cheap.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Birds of a feather flock together.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

All's fair in love and war.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Every picture tells a story.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Clothes do not make the man.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

Don't rock the boat.

Haste makes waste.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Count your blessings.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

First come, first served.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A word to the wise is enough.

An army marches on its stomach.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

There's an exception to every rule.

Love makes the world go round.

Many hands make light work.

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

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Actions speak louder than words.

Make haste slowly.

You can have too much of a good thing.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Share and share alike.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A cat has nine lives.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Good things come in small packages.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The truth will out.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

No rest for the wicked.

First things first.

Might is right.

Fortune favours the brave.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

It's the singer not the song.

A man is known by his friends.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

No man can serve two masters.

Live and let live.

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

Misery loves company.

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

Give the Devil his due.

One good deed deserves another.

Third time lucky.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It's all grist to the mill.

All things must pass.

There is honour among thieves.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Get out while the getting is good.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Revenge is sweet.

You can't always get what you want.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Let bygones be bygones.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It takes one to know one.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Time will tell.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The best things in life are free.

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

Life is what you make it.

The Devil looks after his own.

What goes up must come down.

There's no fool like an old fool.

There's no place like home.

Fight fire with fire.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

There's no smoke without fire.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

All good things must come to an end.

A watched pot never boils.

Hide in plain sight.

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

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Money isn't everything.

While there is life, there is hope.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Cheats never prosper.