Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Seize the day.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Life is what you make it.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It's all grist to the mill.

A man is known by his friends.

Still waters run deep.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Cheats never prosper.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Never tell tales out of school.

Talk is cheap.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The Devil is in the details.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Might is right.

Honesty is the best policy.

Truth will out.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Physician, heal thyself.

Forgive and forget.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Moderation in all things.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

One good deed deserves another.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

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

Nothing new under the sun.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Even a worm will turn.

It takes two to tango.

The age of miracles is past.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Misery loves company.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A golden key can open any door.

The Devil looks after his own.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Go the extra mile.

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

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

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

Third time lucky.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

If you can't be good, be careful.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

No man is an island.

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Patience is a virtue.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Always put your best foot forward.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Charity begins at home.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There are two sides to every question.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Different strokes for different folks.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You can't always get what you want.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Hope springs eternal.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The truth will out.

Many hands make light work.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Faith will move mountains.

All's well that ends well.

All that glitters is not gold.

There's one born every minute.

You win some, you lose some.

Practice what you preach.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

No news is good news.

The leopard does not change his spots.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Time and tide wait for no one.

It's better to give than to receive.

First come, first served.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Once bitten, twice shy.

If the cap fits, wear it.

All good things come to those that wait.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Every picture tells a story.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Count your blessings.

Like father, like son.

Love is blind.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't get mad, get even.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Put your best foot forward.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Share and share alike.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Tomorrow never comes.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Dead men tell no tales.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

All good things must come to an end.

Slow and steady wins the race.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Great minds think alike.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Less is more.

To the victor go the spoils.

No man can serve two masters.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Crime doesn't pay.

Opposites attract.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

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

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Oil and water don't mix.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A word to the wise is enough.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Revenge is sweet.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

You are what you eat.

Bad news travels fast.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fortune favours the brave.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The best defence is a good offence.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Money makes the world go round.

Time flies.

Let the buyer beware.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Give credit where credit is due.

Big fish eat little fish.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Waste not, want not.

Love will find a way.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

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

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Learn to walk before you run.

What goes up must come down.

The show must go on.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Look before you leap.

Better late than never.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Paddle your own canoe.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

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

History repeats itself.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You are never too old to learn.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Only fools and horses work.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

The more the merrier.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Wonders will never cease.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

There's no time like the present.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Quid pro quo.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Only the good die young.

Blood is thicker than water.

Actions speak louder than words.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Live and let live.

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

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

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

A watched pot never boils.

One hand washes the other.

Every stick has two ends.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

Keep your chin up.

Enough is enough.

In the midst of life we are in death.

All things must pass.

There's safety in numbers.

Haste makes waste.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The best things in life are free.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Get out while the getting is good.

The exception which proves the rule.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Live and learn.

Speak as you find.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's never too late to mend.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Good talk saves the food.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Let well alone.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Horses for courses.

Any port in a storm.

Walls have ears.

All you need is love.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Seeing is believing.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

God helps those who help themselves.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

A cat has nine lives.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It takes one to know one.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Knowledge is power.

Nine tailors make a man.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Silence is golden.

Beware the Ides of March.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The end justifies the means.

Home is where the heart is.

All's fair in love and war.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

For everything there is a season.

You can't win them all.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Curiosity killed the cat.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Life begins at forty.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Time will tell.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Every dog has its day.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

You reap what you sow.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Laughter is the best medicine.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

To every thing there is a season.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A bad penny always turns up.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

Easy come, easy go.

A leopard can't change its spots.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Time is money.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The bigger, the better.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

One swallow does not a summer make.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A house is not a home.

Give the Devil his due.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A good man is hard to find.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Make haste slowly.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Strike while the iron is hot.

East, west, home's best.

A dog is a man's best friend.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Small things amuse small minds.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

It goes without saying.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

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

There's no place like home.

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

Money talks.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

First things first.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

What goes around comes around.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The customer is always right.

Let bygones be bygones.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Two heads are better than one.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Bad money drives out good.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Fight the good fight.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.