Beggars can't be choosers.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Tomorrow is another day.

Look before you leap.

A thing begun is half done.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The wages of sin is death.

East, west, home's best.

Might is right.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Enough is enough.

It's never too late to mend.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

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

Fortune favours the brave.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Count your blessings.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

The show must go on.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Charity begins at home.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

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

A watched pot never boils.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Crime doesn't pay.

No man is an island.

Bad money drives out good.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Third time lucky.

There's safety in numbers.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Hide in plain sight.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Silence construes consent.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Better safe than sorry.

The exception which proves the rule.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Silence is golden.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Better late than never.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

First come, first served.

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

Practice makes perfect.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Talk is cheap.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It takes two to tango.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Revenge is sweet.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You reap what you sow.

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

Let well alone.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Many hands make light work.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A good man is hard to find.

Give the Devil his due.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

All's well that ends well.

There's no place like home.

Blood is thicker than water.

One hand washes the other.

It takes one to know one.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A fish always rots from the head.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Fight the good fight.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Slow but sure.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

God helps those who help themselves.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

All you need is love.

Love is blind.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Time is a great healer.

Walls have ears.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Make haste slowly.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Small things amuse small minds.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

You can't win them all.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Moderation in all things.

Make love not war.

A house is not a home.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Clothes do not make the man.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Faith will move mountains.

East is east, and west is west.

Life begins at forty.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

No news is good news.

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

Time will tell.

You can't always get what you want.

Even a worm will turn.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Cheats never prosper.

Physician, heal thyself.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Forgive and forget.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

There's one born every minute.

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

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

For everything there is a season.

Children and fools tell the truth.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The best is the enemy of the good.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The best things in life are free.

An man's home is his castle.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Make hay while the sun shines.

There's no time like the present.

All publicity is good publicity.

More haste, less speed.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

What goes around comes around.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

If you build it, they will come.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The end justifies the means.

Less said, soon mended.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Virtue is its own reward.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Money isn't everything.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Seek and you shall find.

Life is what you make it.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Money makes the world go round.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Less is more.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The leopard does not change his spots.

One good deed deserves another.

An army marches on its stomach.

Money talks.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Each to their own.

Quid pro quo.

Everyone has their price.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Nothing succeeds like success.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Every dog has its day.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't get mad, get even.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Practice what you preach.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Go the extra mile.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Truth will out.

The customer is always right.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Any port in a storm.

Horses for courses.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A man is known by his friends.

Different strokes for different folks.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Love will find a way.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It's all grist to the mill.

Keep your chin up.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Oil and water don't mix.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

It goes without saying.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The truth will out.

Always put your best foot forward.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Still waters run deep.

Another day, another dollar.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Seeing is believing.

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

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

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

No pain, no gain.

No rest for the wicked.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

All's fair in love and war.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't rock the boat.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

There's an exception to every rule.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Live and let live.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Home is where the heart is.

Like father, like son.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

What goes up must come down.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Seize the day.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Put your best foot forward.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

If the cap fits, wear it.

All things must pass.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Actions speak louder than words.

Only the good die young.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Beware the Ides of March.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Children should be seen and not heard.

All good things come to those that wait.

Business before pleasure.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Misery loves company.

First things first.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Opposites attract.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Good things come to those who wait.

All that glitters is not gold.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Time is money.

Honesty is the best policy.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The bigger, the better.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A poor worker blames the tools.

He who hesitates is lost.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Bad news travels fast.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Laughter is the best medicine.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Stupid is as stupid does.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Pride comes before a fall.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

History repeats itself.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Wonders will never cease.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Share and share alike.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Keep your powder dry.

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A cat has nine lives.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Pearls of wisdom.

Live and learn.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Forewarned is forearmed.

Two heads are better than one.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

You can't judge a book by its cover.