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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Bad money drives out good.

There's an exception to every rule.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Let well alone.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

If you build it, they will come.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Always put your best foot forward.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Live and learn.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Seize the day.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Love will find a way.

Virtue is its own reward.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Hide in plain sight.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Accidents will happen.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Fight fire with fire.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Less said, soon mended.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Make love not war.

Each to their own.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

All's fair in love and war.

Another day, another dollar.

A good man is hard to find.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Better late than never.

Only fools and horses work.

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

There's no smoke without fire.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There's no place like home.

Hope springs eternal.

God helps those who help themselves.

There's a time and a place for everything.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Any port in a storm.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Keep your chin up.

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

It's the singer not the song.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

It takes one to know one.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Variety is the spice of life.

Speak as you find.

Oil and water don't mix.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Fortune favours the brave.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

You are what you eat.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Like father, like son.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The best defence is a good offence.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Actions speak louder than words.

East, west, home's best.

Silence is golden.

Keep your powder dry.

Great minds think alike.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Waste not, want not.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

There's one born every minute.

Share and share alike.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

First impressions are the most lasting.

All good things come to those that wait.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A thing begun is half done.

Time is a great healer.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Count your blessings.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Misery loves company.

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

All good things must come to an end.

No pain, no gain.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Different strokes for different folks.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You win some, you lose some.

Ignorance is bliss.

Bad news travels fast.

Quid pro quo.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Love makes the world go round.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

No man is an island.

The end justifies the means.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

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

All things must pass.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Children and fools tell the truth.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Might is right.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

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

Small things amuse small minds.

Knowledge is power.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A fish always rots from the head.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Enough is enough.

More haste, less speed.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

A golden key can open any door.

It never rains but it pours.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

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

Money isn't everything.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You can't win them all.

Look before you leap.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Crime doesn't pay.

Opposites attract.

The age of miracles is past.

There's no time like the present.

Seeing is believing.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Everyone has their price.

Good talk saves the food.

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

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A house is not a home.

Cheats never prosper.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Get out while the getting is good.

Persuasion is better than force.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Time flies.

It's never too late to mend.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

The show must go on.

Love is blind.

Dead men tell no tales.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Horses for courses.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

You can't make bricks without straw.

All the world loves a lover.

If the cap fits, wear it.

You reap what you sow.

Big fish eat little fish.

Manners maketh the man.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Give credit where credit is due.

Money makes the world go round.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

East is east, and west is west.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Tomorrow is another day.

Moderation in all things.

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

Forgive and forget.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

All's well that ends well.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Charity begins at home.

Live and let live.

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

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Many hands make light work.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Even a worm will turn.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Never go to bed on an argument.

One hand washes the other.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

What goes up must come down.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Better safe than sorry.

Learn to walk before you run.

Good things come in small packages.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Talk is cheap.

First come, first served.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

It's all grist to the mill.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

What goes around comes around.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

A person is known by the company they keep.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Walls have ears.

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

Third time lucky.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The best things in life are free.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

No man can serve two masters.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Don't rock the boat.

Time will tell.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Home is where the heart is.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You are never too old to learn.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The customer is always right.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Less is more.

Let bygones be bygones.

Give the Devil his due.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Practice what you preach.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Revenge is sweet.

Easy come, easy go.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Two heads are better than one.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Business before pleasure.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

It goes without saying.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Every dog has its day.

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

The bigger, the better.

First things first.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Go the extra mile.

Never give a sucker an even break.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Honesty is the best policy.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Money is the root of all evil.

A bad penny always turns up.

Truth will out.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Slow but sure.

Fight the good fight.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Practice makes perfect.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

All you need is love.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A picture paints a thousand words.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Make haste slowly.

You can't take it with you.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's safety in numbers.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

An man's home is his castle.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Put your best foot forward.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Haste makes waste.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Time is money.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Seek and you shall find.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

The more the merrier.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

History repeats itself.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The leopard does not change his spots.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Clothes do not make the man.

A man is known by his friends.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

An army marches on its stomach.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

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

Better safe than sorry.

One good deed deserves another.