Money talks.

Life is what you make it.

Patience is a virtue.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Big fish eat little fish.

The best defence is a good offence.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Haste makes waste.

There's no place like home.

Each to their own.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Give the Devil his due.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Walls have ears.

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

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

One hand washes the other.

Seize the day.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Dead men tell no tales.

All publicity is good publicity.

Only the good die young.

The exception which proves the rule.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Forewarned is forearmed.

East is east, and west is west.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

For everything there is a season.

Share and share alike.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Actions speak louder than words.

Good things come in small packages.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Truth will out.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

There's safety in numbers.

Money is the root of all evil.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

God helps those who help themselves.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

There are two sides to every question.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

You win some, you lose some.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

All's well that ends well.

Enough is enough.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Ignorance is bliss.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Fight fire with fire.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Moderation in all things.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

The early bird gets the worm.

What goes around comes around.

It's never too late to mend.

Manners maketh the man.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All good things must come to an end.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Handsome is as handsome does.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

All good things come to those that wait.

Faith will move mountains.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

History repeats itself.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Hide in plain sight.

Better safe than sorry.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Two heads are better than one.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Misery loves company.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

No man can serve two masters.

It's better to give than to receive.

All the world loves a lover.

Love makes the world go round.

A bad penny always turns up.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The best-laid plans go astray.

What goes up must come down.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The end justifies the means.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

If you build it, they will come.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Third time lucky.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Accidents will happen.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Bad money drives out good.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Time is a great healer.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There's one born every minute.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Get out while the getting is good.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

There's no time like the present.

Even a worm will turn.

Silence construes consent.

Any port in a storm.

Don't throw good money after bad.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A good man is hard to find.

Fortune favours the brave.

Virtue is its own reward.

Seek and you shall find.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

An man's home is his castle.

It takes one to know one.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You reap what you sow.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Shrouds have no pockets.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The more the merrier.

Nothing new under the sun.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Time is money.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

To the victor go the spoils.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Keep your powder dry.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Waste not, want not.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Business before pleasure.

Practice what you preach.

There's no fool like an old fool.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Might is right.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't rock the boat.

Time will tell.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The truth will out.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Another day, another dollar.

No man is an island.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It takes two to tango.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Every stick has two ends.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Cheats never prosper.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It goes without saying.

Variety is the spice of life.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A picture paints a thousand words.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Good things come to those who wait.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Christmas comes but once a year.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

A man is known by his friends.

There's an exception to every rule.

Love will find a way.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

First things first.

Practice makes perfect.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Charity begins at home.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Go the extra mile.

Persuasion is better than force.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

There's no smoke without fire.

Still waters run deep.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Give credit where credit is due.

Let well alone.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You can't take it with you.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Many hands make light work.

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

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Appearances can be deceptive.

To every thing there is a season.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

All you need is love.

You can't win them all.

Talk is cheap.

Only fools and horses work.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

The Devil is in the details.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

No pain, no gain.

It's the singer not the song.

Let the buyer beware.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Fight the good fight.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The best things in life are free.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Horses for courses.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

There is honour among thieves.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

All things must pass.

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

Every dog has its day.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The customer is always right.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Live and let live.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Life begins at forty.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

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

A house is not a home.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Silence is golden.

Less is more.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

First come, first served.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Revenge is sweet.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

The wages of sin is death.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Physician, heal thyself.

Live and learn.

Look before you leap.

Make love not war.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Great minds think alike.

Don't get mad, get even.

Put your best foot forward.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Money makes the world go round.

Let bygones be bygones.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Pearls of wisdom.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Blood is thicker than water.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Money isn't everything.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Opposites attract.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Everyone has their price.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

East, west, home's best.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Count your blessings.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

He who hesitates is lost.

Easy come, easy go.

Seeing is believing.

A cat may look at a king.

A cat has nine lives.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Nothing new under the sun.

The show must go on.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Time flies.

More haste, less speed.

Make haste slowly.

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

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

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

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

A golden key can open any door.

Better late than never.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Good talk saves the food.