One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Haste makes waste.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Money isn't everything.

The best defence is a good offence.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Let the buyer beware.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Beware the Ides of March.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Moderation in all things.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Even a worm will turn.

Misery loves company.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The Devil looks after his own.

Get out while the getting is good.

Fortune favours the brave.

Every stick has two ends.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Pride comes before a fall.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

There's safety in numbers.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Fight the good fight.

Give the Devil his due.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Look before you leap.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Bad money drives out good.

Love will find a way.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Practice what you preach.

Only the good die young.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A cat has nine lives.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Slow but sure.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Talk is cheap.

Put your best foot forward.

There's no smoke without fire.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Time will tell.

Like father, like son.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Revenge is sweet.

It's all grist to the mill.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

The wages of sin is death.

Keep your powder dry.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Pearls of wisdom.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Dead men tell no tales.

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

All things must pass.

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

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

Only fools and horses work.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

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

Waste not, want not.

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

Time is a great healer.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

For everything there is a season.

It takes one to know one.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

There's an exception to every rule.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Money talks.

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

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Two heads are better than one.

Virtue is its own reward.

To every thing there is a season.

Seek and you shall find.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Practice makes perfect.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

An army marches on its stomach.

First things first.

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

Home is where the heart is.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Accidents will happen.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Nine tailors make a man.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Less is more.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Enough is enough.

Another day, another dollar.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Let well alone.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

You win some, you lose some.

Speak as you find.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

The customer is always right.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Big fish eat little fish.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

One good deed deserves another.

Let bygones be bygones.

First come, first served.

All the world loves a lover.

Great minds think alike.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The end justifies the means.

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

What goes around comes around.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Each to their own.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Any port in a storm.

No pain, no gain.

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

No news is good news.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Easy come, easy go.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Every picture tells a story.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Time is money.

Make haste slowly.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Hide in plain sight.

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

You are never too old to learn.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't shoot the messenger.

East, west, home's best.

More haste, less speed.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Quid pro quo.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Forgive and forget.

If you build it, they will come.

Silence is golden.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Share and share alike.

Cheats never prosper.

Variety is the spice of life.

A dog is a man's best friend.

It's better to give than to receive.

What goes up must come down.

It's never too late to mend.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

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

Small things amuse small minds.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

All publicity is good publicity.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Love makes the world go round.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

All's fair in love and war.

Patience is a virtue.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

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

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

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

Faith will move mountains.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Good talk saves the food.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Love is blind.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

Walls have ears.

You can't take it with you.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Opposites attract.

Every dog has its day.

The best things in life are free.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Everyone has their price.

Manners maketh the man.

There are two sides to every question.

It takes two to tango.

Time flies.

A good man is hard to find.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Bad news travels fast.

Money makes the world go round.

Life is what you make it.

Don't get mad, get even.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A cat may look at a king.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Ignorance is bliss.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

No man can serve two masters.

Physician, heal thyself.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

All's well that ends well.

Blood is thicker than water.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't change horses in midstream.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Many hands make light work.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Nothing new under the sun.

The bigger, the better.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

To the victor go the spoils.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A golden key can open any door.

Fight fire with fire.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

History repeats itself.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Never tell tales out of school.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The more the merrier.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The age of miracles is past.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There's no time like the present.

A house is not a home.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A leopard can't change its spots.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Money is the root of all evil.

Seize the day.

Life begins at forty.

There's no place like home.

A fish always rots from the head.

Strike while the iron is hot.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

One hand washes the other.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

The truth will out.

There is honour among thieves.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Clothes do not make the man.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Better safe than sorry.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Live and learn.

It goes without saying.

All good things must come to an end.

Good things come to those who wait.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

You reap what you sow.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Horses for courses.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

All that glitters is not gold.

Make love not war.

A watched pot never boils.

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

A thing begun is half done.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

All you need is love.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Still waters run deep.

Less said, soon mended.

Charity begins at home.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A bad penny always turns up.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Seeing is believing.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The Devil is in the details.

Truth will out.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

You can't always get what you want.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A man is known by his friends.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Knowledge is power.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There's one born every minute.

The show must go on.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Go the extra mile.

Paddle your own canoe.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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