Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A cat may look at a king.

If you build it, they will come.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Time is a great healer.

Walls have ears.

Time will tell.

East, west, home's best.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Seize the day.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Practice what you preach.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

It never rains but it pours.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You are never too old to learn.

Time is money.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Nine tailors make a man.

Cheats never prosper.

Accidents will happen.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A word to the wise is enough.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Make haste slowly.

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

Time flies.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Seek and you shall find.

Less said, soon mended.

Opposites attract.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

An man's home is his castle.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Knowledge is power.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Good things come to those who wait.

Share and share alike.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The best defence is a good offence.

It's better to give than to receive.

A bad penny always turns up.

Seeing is believing.

You win some, you lose some.

Little pitchers have big ears.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Horses for courses.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Wonders will never cease.

The customer is always right.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

For everything there is a season.

No news is good news.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

You are what you eat.

A miss is as good as a mile.

All things must pass.

Live and learn.

Different strokes for different folks.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Love is blind.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Bad money drives out good.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The leopard does not change his spots.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Hide in plain sight.

All that glitters is not gold.

All roads lead to Rome.

Look before you leap.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Love will find a way.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Waste not, want not.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Give credit where credit is due.

Patience is a virtue.

The truth will out.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Silence is golden.

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

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Truth will out.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Home is where the heart is.

To every thing there is a season.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Dead men tell no tales.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

There's no time like the present.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Make love not war.

No man is an island.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It takes two to tango.

Beware the Ides of March.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Fight the good fight.

Crime doesn't pay.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

All the world loves a lover.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You can't always get what you want.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Forgive and forget.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Less is more.

Do as I say, not as I do.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Live and let live.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The early bird gets the worm.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Silence construes consent.

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

You reap what you sow.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Third time lucky.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

One good deed deserves another.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A leopard can't change its spots.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Virtue is its own reward.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Never tell tales out of school.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

All good things must come to an end.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

It's never too late to mend.

First things first.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Money isn't everything.

Pearls of wisdom.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

All publicity is good publicity.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Persuasion is better than force.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Youth is wasted on the young.

There's one born every minute.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

What goes around comes around.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The bigger, the better.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There's no smoke without fire.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Even a worm will turn.

Misery loves company.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Only the good die young.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Money makes the world go round.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

What goes up must come down.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Go the extra mile.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

To the victor go the spoils.

Put your best foot forward.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

You can't win them all.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Oil and water don't mix.

No rest for the wicked.

Always put your best foot forward.

Great minds think alike.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Every stick has two ends.

A watched pot never boils.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A cat has nine lives.

No pain, no gain.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Speak as you find.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The age of miracles is past.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

The more the merrier.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Practice makes perfect.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

While there is life, there is hope.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The exception which proves the rule.

Paddle your own canoe.

Hope springs eternal.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Good things come in small packages.

Haste makes waste.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It's the singer not the song.

Charity begins at home.

Everyone has their price.

The end justifies the means.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

First come, first served.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Each to their own.

Small things amuse small minds.

A golden key can open any door.

The show must go on.

Bad news travels fast.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Still waters run deep.

Only fools and horses work.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Out of sight, out of mind.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

All's fair in love and war.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A house is not a home.

Keep your chin up.

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

Better late than never.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Better safe than sorry.

All you need is love.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Fight fire with fire.

The Devil looks after his own.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Give the Devil his due.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Life is what you make it.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Many hands make light work.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Keep your powder dry.

Variety is the spice of life.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Actions speak louder than words.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A person is known by the company they keep.

There's no place like home.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A thing begun is half done.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Business before pleasure.

Life begins at forty.

There is honour among thieves.

Learn to walk before you run.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Count your blessings.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

East is east, and west is west.

Every dog has its day.

Talk is cheap.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Easy come, easy go.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

All's well that ends well.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Like father, like son.

It takes one to know one.

Manners maketh the man.

The Devil is in the details.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

The best things in life are free.

Strike while the iron is hot.