Time is money.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

No rest for the wicked.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

East is east, and west is west.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Haste makes waste.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Faith will move mountains.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

The best things in life are free.

Every stick has two ends.

The best is the enemy of the good.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You can't win them all.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Misery loves company.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

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

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

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It's never too late to mend.

Keep your chin up.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Pride comes before a fall.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Forgive and forget.

East, west, home's best.

Only the good die young.

The exception which proves the rule.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Speak as you find.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

First come, first served.

Nothing new under the sun.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Make love not war.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Walls have ears.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

All's well that ends well.

The early bird gets the worm.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Make haste slowly.

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

There's no place like home.

Waste not, want not.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

There are two sides to every question.

Blood is thicker than water.

You win some, you lose some.

No man can serve two masters.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Seize the day.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Horses for courses.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Hope springs eternal.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Actions speak louder than words.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

What goes around comes around.

One good deed deserves another.

Nine tailors make a man.

The best defence is a good offence.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Give the Devil his due.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

There's safety in numbers.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Easy come, easy go.

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

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Talk is cheap.

Manners maketh the man.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's an exception to every rule.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Many hands make light work.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A golden key can open any door.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Life is what you make it.

Let well alone.

Never tell tales out of school.

The truth will out.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It takes two to tango.

Go the extra mile.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Truth will out.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

A man is known by his friends.

Bad money drives out good.

First things first.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Still waters run deep.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Pearls of wisdom.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Opposites attract.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

What goes up must come down.

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

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Fight the good fight.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A thing begun is half done.

Another day, another dollar.

Hide in plain sight.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The bigger, the better.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Like father, like son.

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

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Knowledge is power.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

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

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Fight fire with fire.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The Devil looks after his own.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

You are never too old to learn.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

For everything there is a season.

There's one born every minute.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

You can't take it with you.

Count your blessings.

A cat may look at a king.

Better late than never.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Live and learn.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

No news is good news.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The more the merrier.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

More haste, less speed.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Any port in a storm.

Look before you leap.

Home is where the heart is.

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

The customer is always right.

To the victor go the spoils.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Even a worm will turn.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Money talks.

Good things come in small packages.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

All you need is love.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A bad penny always turns up.

It goes without saying.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You reap what you sow.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

It takes one to know one.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Every dog has its day.

Don't rock the boat.

Silence construes consent.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Live and let live.

A fish always rots from the head.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Enough is enough.

There is no accounting for tastes.

No pain, no gain.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

All that glitters is not gold.

Less said, soon mended.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

You are what you eat.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The Devil is in the details.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Share and share alike.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It's best to be on the safe side.

All good things come to those that wait.

Paddle your own canoe.

Give credit where credit is due.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The age of miracles is past.

Slow but sure.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Practice what you preach.

Let the buyer beware.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

There's no time like the present.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Big fish eat little fish.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Good fences make good neighbours.

In the midst of life we are in death.

To every thing there is a season.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Each to their own.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Honesty is the best policy.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Accidents will happen.

Grief divided is made lighter.

It's the singer not the song.

Never go to bed on an argument.

One hand washes the other.

Quid pro quo.

God helps those who help themselves.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Love will find a way.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Patience is a virtue.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Wonders will never cease.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Ignorance is bliss.

Charity begins at home.

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

History repeats itself.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

You can't always get what you want.

Bad news travels fast.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Fortune favours the brave.

Third time lucky.

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

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

The show must go on.

Time is a great healer.

Might is right.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All publicity is good publicity.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A house is not a home.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Time will tell.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Less is more.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Good talk saves the food.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A word to the wise is enough.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It takes two to tango.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It never rains but it pours.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A good man is hard to find.

Children should be seen and not heard.

All you need is love.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

An man's home is his castle.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Put your best foot forward.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Business before pleasure.