The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Pearls of wisdom.

Less said, soon mended.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Tomorrow is another day.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

All good things must come to an end.

Practice what you preach.

There's no time like the present.

Pride comes before a fall.

Accidents will happen.

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

First come, first served.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

There's no smoke without fire.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Charity begins at home.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Wonders will never cease.

Keep your chin up.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Good talk saves the food.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

You are what you eat.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

The show must go on.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

All good things come to those that wait.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Put your best foot forward.

Small things amuse small minds.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Fight fire with fire.

Third time lucky.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Nine tailors make a man.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Revenge is sweet.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Never tell tales out of school.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

It takes one to know one.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

All things must pass.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Haste makes waste.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

All's well that ends well.

The Devil looks after his own.

Share and share alike.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A cat has nine lives.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Life is what you make it.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Enough is enough.

First things first.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It's never too late to mend.

Even a worm will turn.

The end justifies the means.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A thing begun is half done.

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

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The more the merrier.

Don't rock the boat.

Like father, like son.

A golden key can open any door.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Waste not, want not.

For everything there is a season.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

No news is good news.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

All roads lead to Rome.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Let the buyer beware.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

What goes up must come down.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Speak as you find.

It goes without saying.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Faith will move mountains.

More haste, less speed.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

One good deed deserves another.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

East, west, home's best.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

You win some, you lose some.

You can't always get what you want.

Money talks.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Different strokes for different folks.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Out of sight, out of mind.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Less is more.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The customer is always right.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

The best things in life are free.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Oil and water don't mix.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Home is where the heart is.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The truth will out.

Give the Devil his due.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Look before you leap.

Nothing new under the sun.

Hope springs eternal.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Make haste slowly.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The bigger, the better.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

All you need is love.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Truth will out.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Always put your best foot forward.

It takes two to tango.

Dead men tell no tales.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Two heads are better than one.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Enough is as good as a feast.

To every thing there is a season.

Great minds think alike.

Every picture tells a story.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Business before pleasure.

Moderation in all things.

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

Every dog has its day.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Make love not war.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A bad penny always turns up.

Go the extra mile.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A house is not a home.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

You reap what you sow.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Love is blind.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

One hand washes the other.

Talk is cheap.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

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

Count your blessings.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

History repeats itself.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Opposites attract.

Don't throw good money after bad.

When one door shuts, another opens.

There is honour among thieves.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Get out while the getting is good.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Every stick has two ends.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Walls have ears.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Time flies.

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

Practice makes perfect.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There's safety in numbers.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Only fools and horses work.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

No pain, no gain.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

There's one born every minute.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Honesty is the best policy.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Good things come in small packages.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Keep your powder dry.

The age of miracles is past.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Seek and you shall find.

Learn to walk before you run.

To the victor go the spoils.

Do as I say, not as I do.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A cat may look at a king.

Money isn't everything.

Love makes the world go round.

There are two sides to every question.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

There's no place like home.

Knowledge is power.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Quid pro quo.

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

Money makes the world go round.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Big fish eat little fish.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Time is a great healer.

Tomorrow never comes.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Each to their own.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Slow but sure.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The pen is mightier than sword.

If you build it, they will come.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Bad money drives out good.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Cheats never prosper.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

East is east, and west is west.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't get mad, get even.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Let well alone.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

Fight the good fight.

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

You are never too old to learn.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Any port in a storm.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A fish always rots from the head.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Live and let live.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Better late than never.

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

What goes around comes around.

Forgive and forget.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Persuasion is better than force.

No man can serve two masters.

Clothes do not make the man.

Easy come, easy go.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A man is known by his friends.

Love will find a way.

It's best to be on the safe side.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Everyone has their price.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Another day, another dollar.

There's an exception to every rule.

Misery loves company.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.