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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

You can't take it with you.

A poor worker blames the tools.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Make love not war.

Love will find a way.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Forgive and forget.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

The truth will out.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Each to their own.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

One hand washes the other.

Look before you leap.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Great minds think alike.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

What goes around comes around.

Love is blind.

There are two sides to every question.

It's the singer not the song.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Third time lucky.

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

Only the good die young.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Opposites attract.

No pain, no gain.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Seeing is believing.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

A cat may look at a king.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Many hands make light work.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There's no time like the present.

The wages of sin is death.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

It takes one to know one.

Live and let live.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A word to the wise is enough.

Enough is enough.

No news is good news.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Physician, heal thyself.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Keep your powder dry.

Live and learn.

Actions speak louder than words.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

For everything there is a season.

There is honour among thieves.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Let well alone.

Wonders will never cease.

East is east, and west is west.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Money makes the world go round.

The show must go on.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

It goes without saying.

Still waters run deep.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Small things amuse small minds.

The end justifies the means.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

It's never too late to mend.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

There's an exception to every rule.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Do as I say, not as I do.

There's a time and a place for everything.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Misery loves company.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Fight the good fight.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Life is what you make it.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Manners maketh the man.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Variety is the spice of life.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The early bird gets the worm.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

You are never too old to learn.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Less said, soon mended.

A house is not a home.

Better late than never.

The Devil looks after his own.

Every stick has two ends.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

One good deed deserves another.

It never rains but it pours.

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

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Money isn't everything.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

To every thing there is a season.

Good things come in small packages.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Might is right.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You win some, you lose some.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

You can't always get what you want.

Dead men tell no tales.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Truth will out.

Beware the Ides of March.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Every picture tells a story.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Life begins at forty.

While there is life, there is hope.

Moderation in all things.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Fortune favours the brave.

An army marches on its stomach.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Paddle your own canoe.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Time flies.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Practice what you preach.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Nothing new under the sun.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Tomorrow is another day.

Slow but sure.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Horses for courses.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The Devil is in the details.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

If you build it, they will come.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Never go to bed on an argument.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Easy come, easy go.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Haste makes waste.

Revenge is sweet.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Walls have ears.

A good man is hard to find.

Silence is golden.

What can't be cured must be endured.

He who hesitates is lost.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Persuasion is better than force.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A bad penny always turns up.

Good things come to those who wait.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Fight fire with fire.

Virtue is its own reward.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Ignorance is bliss.

A thing begun is half done.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Waste not, want not.

Practice makes perfect.

Always put your best foot forward.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A cat has nine lives.

It takes two to tango.

Give the Devil his due.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All you need is love.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can have too much of a good thing.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Honesty is the best policy.

All's well that ends well.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Tomorrow never comes.

Bad money drives out good.

Bad news travels fast.

First come, first served.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Charity begins at home.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

History repeats itself.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Even a worm will turn.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Less is more.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Time will tell.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Time is money.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Give credit where credit is due.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Home is where the heart is.

The best things in life are free.

Big fish eat little fish.

Seek and you shall find.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

First things first.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

Never tell tales out of school.

Go the extra mile.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Don't get mad, get even.

Oil and water don't mix.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There's one born every minute.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Accidents will happen.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Hide in plain sight.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Let the buyer beware.

Money talks.

You are what you eat.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Like father, like son.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Keep your chin up.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

A watched pot never boils.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A man is known by his friends.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

The more the merrier.

Let the dead bury the dead.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Any port in a storm.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Money is the root of all evil.

First impressions are the most lasting.

An man's home is his castle.

Blood is thicker than water.

The age of miracles is past.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Silence construes consent.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Patience is a virtue.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

East, west, home's best.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Learn to walk before you run.

The customer is always right.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

No man can serve two masters.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Business before pleasure.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Quid pro quo.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Make haste slowly.

Nine tailors make a man.

No rest for the wicked.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Half a loaf is better than none.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Let bygones be bygones.

Seize the day.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The best defence is a good offence.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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