Discretion is the better part of valour.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Different strokes for different folks.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Any port in a storm.

Faith will move mountains.

You can't always get what you want.

Silence is golden.

Easy come, easy go.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Like father, like son.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

It's the singer not the song.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It takes two to tango.

Hope springs eternal.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Christmas comes but once a year.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Blood is thicker than water.

Less said, soon mended.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

There's one born every minute.

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

No pain, no gain.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Cold hands, warm heart.

All you need is love.

Give the Devil his due.

Make love not war.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Tomorrow is another day.

Accidents will happen.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

What goes around comes around.

Every stick has two ends.

While there is life, there is hope.

Money is the root of all evil.

Knowledge is power.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Only the good die young.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Let bygones be bygones.

Practice what you preach.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Enough is enough.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Once a thief, always a thief.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Home is where the heart is.

Birds of a feather flock together.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Every dog has its day.

Persuasion is better than force.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Always put your best foot forward.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Give credit where credit is due.

A man is known by his friends.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Let the buyer beware.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Money makes the world go round.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Small things amuse small minds.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

He who hesitates is lost.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Pearls of wisdom.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Haste makes waste.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Another day, another dollar.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't rock the boat.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

An man's home is his castle.

All good things must come to an end.

Time is a great healer.

A watched pot never boils.

There's an exception to every rule.

Life begins at forty.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Possession is nine points of the law.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

It never rains but it pours.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Great minds think alike.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Let well alone.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The more the merrier.

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

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

Pride comes before a fall.

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

Time flies.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A bad penny always turns up.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Waste not, want not.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The Devil looks after his own.

Keep your chin up.

The exception which proves the rule.

Fortune favours the brave.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Practice makes perfect.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

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

Tomorrow never comes.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

First things first.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

There's no place like home.

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

Seek and you shall find.

You reap what you sow.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Cheats never prosper.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Seize the day.

A word to the wise is enough.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Variety is the spice of life.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Live and learn.

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

It's never too late to mend.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Fight fire with fire.

Honesty is the best policy.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Love will find a way.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Patience is a virtue.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

You win some, you lose some.

Share and share alike.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Count your blessings.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Make haste slowly.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A golden key can open any door.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Bad money drives out good.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Each to their own.

Business before pleasure.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Good things come to those who wait.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Time and tide wait for no one.

No news is good news.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Horses for courses.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

There's no time like the present.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The show must go on.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Charity begins at home.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Seeing is believing.

You can't take it with you.

Big fish eat little fish.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A cat may look at a king.

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

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Wonders will never cease.

All things must pass.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It goes without saying.

Money talks.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The end justifies the means.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Go the extra mile.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Forgive and forget.

Good things come in small packages.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

Still waters run deep.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Virtue is its own reward.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

You can't win them all.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Better safe than sorry.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

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

Keep your powder dry.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

The Devil is in the details.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Everyone has their price.

All that glitters is not gold.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The best things in life are free.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Crime doesn't pay.

A thing begun is half done.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Less is more.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

What goes up must come down.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Put your best foot forward.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

No man can serve two masters.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

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

First come, first served.

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

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

There's safety in numbers.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Many hands make light work.

Even a worm will turn.

East, west, home's best.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Slow but sure.

The customer is always right.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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

Truth will out.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Misery loves company.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

All's fair in love and war.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

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

Money isn't everything.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Time is money.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Opposites attract.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Look before you leap.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

One hand washes the other.

Quid pro quo.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

Bad news travels fast.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A person is known by the company they keep.

An army marches on its stomach.

You are never too old to learn.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

No rest for the wicked.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

More haste, less speed.

History repeats itself.

Dead men tell no tales.

Third time lucky.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Actions speak louder than words.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Silence construes consent.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Learn to walk before you run.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Love makes the world go round.

A cat has nine lives.

Talk is cheap.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Life is what you make it.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

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

The age of miracles is past.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Walls have ears.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Might is right.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A house is not a home.

A poor worker blames the tools.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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