Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Look before you leap.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Live and let live.

Make love not war.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A bad penny always turns up.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Two heads are better than one.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Hide in plain sight.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

To the victor go the spoils.

Money talks.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Waste not, want not.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Bad money drives out good.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Life is what you make it.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Every dog has its day.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Better late than never.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Actions speak louder than words.

All good things must come to an end.

Tomorrow is another day.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Charity begins at home.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

It takes two to tango.

Let well alone.

Still waters run deep.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Time will tell.

Horses for courses.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Another day, another dollar.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

There's one born every minute.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Go the extra mile.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Keep your chin up.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Love makes the world go round.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

No man can serve two masters.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Haste makes waste.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Cheats never prosper.

The wages of sin is death.

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

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

First things first.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Never give a sucker an even break.

All things must pass.

The truth will out.

You can't win them all.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

What can't be cured must be endured.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Even a worm will turn.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

An man's home is his castle.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Easy come, easy go.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Count your blessings.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Live and learn.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Every stick has two ends.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

God helps those who help themselves.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Clothes do not make the man.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Forgive and forget.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

All good things come to those that wait.

Money isn't everything.

You can have too much of a good thing.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Money is the root of all evil.

A cat may look at a king.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Might is right.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Good things come in small packages.

Any port in a storm.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Let bygones be bygones.

The exception which proves the rule.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The Devil is in the details.

Slow but sure.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Pride comes before a fall.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Make haste slowly.

Share and share alike.

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

A watched pot never boils.

A word to the wise is enough.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

There's no time like the present.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Time flies.

Practice makes perfect.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

A house is not a home.

What goes up must come down.

The show must go on.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Truth will out.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

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

The more the merrier.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The early bird gets the worm.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

The customer is always right.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Speak as you find.

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

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

Money makes the world go round.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

All's well that ends well.

The age of miracles is past.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The best defence is a good offence.

The Devil looks after his own.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Seeing is believing.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

There's no smoke without fire.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Talk is cheap.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Time is money.

Manners maketh the man.

It's all grist to the mill.

Paddle your own canoe.

Hope springs eternal.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

There's no place like home.

Good talk saves the food.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

An army marches on its stomach.

The best things in life are free.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Many hands make light work.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A cat has nine lives.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's the singer not the song.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Life begins at forty.

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

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

Honesty is the best policy.

East, west, home's best.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Seize the day.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

More haste, less speed.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Walls have ears.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't shoot the messenger.

One good deed deserves another.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Misery loves company.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Never tell tales out of school.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Opposites attract.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Different strokes for different folks.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Silence is golden.

There are two sides to every question.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Faith will move mountains.

Only fools and horses work.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Third time lucky.

Tomorrow never comes.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Quid pro quo.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

All that glitters is not gold.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You are what you eat.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Accidents will happen.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Knowledge is power.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A man is known by his friends.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Oil and water don't mix.

Nine tailors make a man.

Learn to walk before you run.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Bad news travels fast.

Silence construes consent.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

No man is an island.

There's safety in numbers.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All you need is love.

Revenge is sweet.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

All the world loves a lover.

Keep your powder dry.

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

First come, first served.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Time is a great healer.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

The end justifies the means.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Put your best foot forward.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Everyone has their price.

Like father, like son.

Don't get mad, get even.

You are never too old to learn.

You can't take it with you.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

One hand washes the other.

Virtue is its own reward.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

No pain, no gain.

Slow and steady wins the race.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

East is east, and west is west.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Variety is the spice of life.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Moderation in all things.

Good fences make good neighbours.

You can't always get what you want.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Enough is enough.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Fight fire with fire.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Less is more.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

It's never too late to mend.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

It takes one to know one.

Practice what you preach.

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

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

Business before pleasure.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Once bitten, twice shy.

History repeats itself.

No news is good news.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A golden key can open any door.

The bigger, the better.

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

If you build it, they will come.

No rest for the wicked.

Dead men tell no tales.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Ignorance is bliss.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

There's an exception to every rule.