Moderation in all things.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A bad penny always turns up.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

No news is good news.

Silence is golden.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The age of miracles is past.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Learn to walk before you run.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Pride comes before a fall.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

A good man is hard to find.

First things first.

The best things in life are free.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

What goes up must come down.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Money isn't everything.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Let well alone.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Clothes do not make the man.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The exception which proves the rule.

Time flies.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Keep your chin up.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It's all grist to the mill.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Misery loves company.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It takes two to tango.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Patience is a virtue.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There is honour among thieves.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Practice makes perfect.

Seize the day.

No man is an island.

Love is blind.

Enough is enough.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Cheats never prosper.

Hope springs eternal.

Money is the root of all evil.

An man's home is his castle.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The Devil looks after his own.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

All roads lead to Rome.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Beware the Ides of March.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

A man is known by his friends.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Don't rock the boat.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A fish always rots from the head.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Great minds think alike.

Youth is wasted on the young.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

Slow but sure.

All the world loves a lover.

An army marches on its stomach.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Seeing is believing.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't make bricks without straw.

There's no smoke without fire.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Only the good die young.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

You reap what you sow.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Blood is thicker than water.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A house is not a home.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Money makes the world go round.

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

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Accidents will happen.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Actions speak louder than words.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Two heads are better than one.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Business before pleasure.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Another day, another dollar.

All publicity is good publicity.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Third time lucky.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Half a loaf is better than none.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

History repeats itself.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Time is money.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Better late than never.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

More haste, less speed.

Seek and you shall find.

Variety is the spice of life.

Dead men tell no tales.

If you build it, they will come.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Only fools and horses work.

Good things come to those who wait.

There's one born every minute.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

No rest for the wicked.

Haste makes waste.

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

Every stick has two ends.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Love makes the world go round.

Silence construes consent.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

The wages of sin is death.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Each to their own.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Faith will move mountains.

Pearls of wisdom.

Still waters run deep.

Life begins at forty.

It's best to be on the safe side.

There are two sides to every question.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

The pen is mightier than sword.

There's no place like home.

Any port in a storm.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The early bird gets the worm.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

In the midst of life we are in death.

There's no time like the present.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

You can't win them all.

Paddle your own canoe.

Like father, like son.

Share and share alike.

Make hay while the sun shines.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Let the buyer beware.

The show must go on.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

All you need is love.

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

For everything there is a season.

Less said, soon mended.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Count your blessings.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

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

Make haste slowly.

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

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The customer is always right.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Nothing new under the sun.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

No man can serve two masters.

Knowledge is power.

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Bad news travels fast.

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

A thing begun is half done.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Love will find a way.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The Devil is in the details.

It's the singer not the song.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

You win some, you lose some.

Fortune favours the brave.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Give the Devil his due.

Give credit where credit is due.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

You are what you eat.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Good talk saves the food.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Less is more.

Go the extra mile.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Better safe than sorry.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Opposites attract.

Live and learn.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Put your best foot forward.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Time will tell.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

A watched pot never boils.

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

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

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

All's well that ends well.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Nine tailors make a man.

Every dog has its day.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Fight fire with fire.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Everyone has their price.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Let bygones be bygones.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Life is what you make it.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

All that glitters is not gold.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

The truth will out.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Honesty is the best policy.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

What goes around comes around.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

He who hesitates is lost.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's better to give than to receive.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The best defence is a good offence.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Practice what you preach.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Different strokes for different folks.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Speak as you find.

First come, first served.

It takes one to know one.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Look before you leap.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Time is a great healer.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Big fish eat little fish.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Money talks.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

A cat may look at a king.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Manners maketh the man.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Truth will out.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

It goes without saying.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

East, west, home's best.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

All things must pass.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

It's never too late to mend.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

A cat has nine lives.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Never tell tales out of school.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Might is right.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't get mad, get even.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Virtue is its own reward.

Tomorrow is another day.

It never rains but it pours.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Brevity is the soul of wit.