Speak as you find.

Good talk saves the food.

Live and learn.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Truth will out.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Faith will move mountains.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Misery loves company.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Make love not war.

Like father, like son.

Love makes the world go round.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Go the extra mile.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

It's never too late to mend.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

An army marches on its stomach.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Less is more.

Get out while the getting is good.

The best things in life are free.

Silence construes consent.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The truth will out.

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

The bigger, the better.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Cheats never prosper.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Money makes the world go round.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Time is a great healer.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Less said, soon mended.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Easy come, easy go.

He who hesitates is lost.

Life is what you make it.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Love is blind.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

No news is good news.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

There are two sides to every question.

There's an exception to every rule.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

There's safety in numbers.

Hide in plain sight.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

A house is not a home.

A good man is hard to find.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

It's better to give than to receive.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It's best to be on the safe side.

There's no smoke without fire.

Persuasion is better than force.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Share and share alike.

East, west, home's best.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Knowledge is power.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

You can't win them all.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The age of miracles is past.

Let well alone.

It never rains but it pours.

More haste, less speed.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

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

Keep your chin up.

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

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

No man is an island.

The early bird gets the worm.

Time is money.

Any port in a storm.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't always get what you want.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

What goes around comes around.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Do as I say, not as I do.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Let the buyer beware.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Revenge is sweet.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Money talks.

History repeats itself.

Forgive and forget.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

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

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The Devil is in the details.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Every stick has two ends.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Give credit where credit is due.

The best-laid plans go astray.

An man's home is his castle.

Another day, another dollar.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Give the Devil his due.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no time like the present.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Tomorrow is another day.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Count your blessings.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

All you need is love.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A thing begun is half done.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A man is known by his friends.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Silence is golden.

All's well that ends well.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Every dog has its day.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Keep your powder dry.

Business before pleasure.

Waste not, want not.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

First come, first served.

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

Only the good die young.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't rock the boat.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Bad news travels fast.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Seeing is believing.

Money isn't everything.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Enough is enough.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The exception which proves the rule.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Each to their own.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Small things amuse small minds.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It's all grist to the mill.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Only fools and horses work.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

All that glitters is not gold.

Oil and water don't mix.

The more the merrier.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Make haste slowly.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

While there is life, there is hope.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

All publicity is good publicity.

Fight fire with fire.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It takes one to know one.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Practice makes perfect.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Home is where the heart is.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Two heads are better than one.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Manners maketh the man.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The customer is always right.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

There is honour among thieves.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

All things must pass.

There's one born every minute.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

You reap what you sow.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Actions speak louder than words.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Physician, heal thyself.

The end justifies the means.

God helps those who help themselves.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

If you can't be good, be careful.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Opposites attract.

Seize the day.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

All's fair in love and war.

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

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

Practice what you preach.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Crime doesn't pay.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It's the singer not the song.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Tomorrow never comes.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Haste makes waste.

Fortune favours the brave.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Better late than never.

Everyone has their price.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Charity begins at home.

You are what you eat.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Beware the Ides of March.

Love will find a way.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Fight the good fight.

Talk is cheap.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Ignorance is bliss.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Patience is a virtue.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Slow but sure.

You can't take it with you.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

One good deed deserves another.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

There's no place like home.

Wonders will never cease.

You win some, you lose some.

Moderation in all things.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The show must go on.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Might is right.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

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

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Pearls of wisdom.

Great minds think alike.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Still waters run deep.

East is east, and west is west.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Big fish eat little fish.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Good things come in small packages.

Dead men tell no tales.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Accidents will happen.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

A cat has nine lives.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Time will tell.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Time flies.

If you build it, they will come.

No man can serve two masters.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Live and let live.

It goes without saying.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

The wages of sin is death.

No pain, no gain.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A fish always rots from the head.

Walls have ears.

To the victor go the spoils.

A golden key can open any door.

Honesty is the best policy.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Horses for courses.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Quid pro quo.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

For everything there is a season.

No rest for the wicked.

Life begins at forty.

Nine tailors make a man.

Never tell tales out of school.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Look before you leap.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Blood is thicker than water.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Christmas comes but once a year.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Pearls of wisdom.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.