The longest journey starts with a single step.

Enough is enough.

It takes one to know one.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Love will find a way.

No rest for the wicked.

First things first.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Waste not, want not.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

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

There's safety in numbers.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

There's no smoke without fire.

Never tell tales out of school.

Forgive and forget.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Man does not live by bread alone.

An man's home is his castle.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Wonders will never cease.

One hand washes the other.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Slow but sure.

First come, first served.

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

Better late than never.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Nine tailors make a man.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't rock the boat.

Silence is golden.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Live and let live.

Two heads are better than one.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Practice what you preach.

Honesty is the best policy.

Get out while the getting is good.

Silence construes consent.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

You can't take it with you.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't shoot the messenger.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The exception which proves the rule.

Speak as you find.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Any port in a storm.

Quid pro quo.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Revenge is sweet.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Practice makes perfect.

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

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

One good deed deserves another.

It goes without saying.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Manners maketh the man.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Give the Devil his due.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A thing begun is half done.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

The bigger, the better.

There are two sides to every question.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

No news is good news.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

God helps those who help themselves.

Love makes the world go round.

Even a worm will turn.

Fight fire with fire.

You are never too old to learn.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Hope springs eternal.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

All the world loves a lover.

An army marches on its stomach.

All that glitters is not gold.

Easy come, easy go.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Opposites attract.

To every thing there is a season.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Ignorance is bliss.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Still waters run deep.

There is honour among thieves.

You are what you eat.

Pride comes before a fall.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Business before pleasure.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

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

All good things must come to an end.

All you need is love.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Once bitten, twice shy.

If you build it, they will come.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

To the victor go the spoils.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There's no place like home.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Truth will out.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

The more the merrier.

There's a time and a place for everything.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Possession is nine points of the law.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A cat may look at a king.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The wages of sin is death.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You reap what you sow.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

A miss is as good as a mile.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Knowledge is power.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There is no accounting for tastes.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Time will tell.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

No pain, no gain.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The show must go on.

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

Seeing is believing.

Go the extra mile.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All's well that ends well.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Let the buyer beware.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let the dead bury the dead.

What goes up must come down.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

All roads lead to Rome.

Pearls of wisdom.

The Devil is in the details.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Misery loves company.

A cat has nine lives.

Share and share alike.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Life is what you make it.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A bad penny always turns up.

A leopard can't change its spots.

It takes two to tango.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Put your best foot forward.

You can't win them all.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

There's one born every minute.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Talk is cheap.

Time is money.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't get mad, get even.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Beware the Ides of March.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Life begins at forty.

There's no time like the present.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's never too late to mend.

A fish always rots from the head.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't always get what you want.

While there is life, there is hope.

Let well alone.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A watched pot never boils.

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

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Small things amuse small minds.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

What goes around comes around.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

He who hesitates is lost.

It's the singer not the song.

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

Horses for courses.

No man can serve two masters.

The best things in life are free.

Good things come to those who wait.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Another day, another dollar.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Only fools and horses work.

Like father, like son.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Accidents will happen.

The customer is always right.

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

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

No man is an island.

It never rains but it pours.

Less is more.

It's all grist to the mill.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Persuasion is better than force.

Everyone has their price.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Money is the root of all evil.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Dead men tell no tales.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Every stick has two ends.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Paddle your own canoe.

Children should be seen and not heard.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Virtue is its own reward.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Patience is a virtue.

Home is where the heart is.

Every dog has its day.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Charity begins at home.

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

Each to their own.

Live and learn.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Keep your chin up.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Might is right.

Good talk saves the food.

Time flies.

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

Great minds think alike.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Walls have ears.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Physician, heal thyself.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Good things come in small packages.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Moderation in all things.

Keep your powder dry.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Big fish eat little fish.

Learn to walk before you run.

The truth will out.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Only the good die young.

Money talks.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Love is blind.

History repeats itself.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Many hands make light work.

First impressions are the most lasting.

For everything there is a season.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

A poor worker blames the tools.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Nothing new under the sun.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

More haste, less speed.

Money isn't everything.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

You win some, you lose some.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

All's fair in love and war.

Make haste slowly.

Seek and you shall find.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Hide in plain sight.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Crime doesn't pay.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Bad news travels fast.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Less said, soon mended.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Count your blessings.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

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

East is east, and west is west.

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

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

Seize the day.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.