For everything there is a season.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Each to their own.

Bad news travels fast.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It takes one to know one.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Misery loves company.

All things must pass.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Variety is the spice of life.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Money makes the world go round.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Crime doesn't pay.

Speak as you find.

Business before pleasure.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

It's never too late to mend.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Learn to walk before you run.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Practice what you preach.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's the singer not the song.

Honesty is the best policy.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Virtue is its own reward.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

One hand washes the other.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A dog is a man's best friend.

All good things come to those that wait.

Quid pro quo.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Give the Devil his due.

All good things must come to an end.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You can't make bricks without straw.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Love will find a way.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

No man is an island.

More haste, less speed.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Walls have ears.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

There's no time like the present.

Let bygones be bygones.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Seeing is believing.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Dead men tell no tales.

Life begins at forty.

No rest for the wicked.

It's all grist to the mill.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Might is right.

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

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Laughter is the best medicine.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Big fish eat little fish.

Physician, heal thyself.

Money isn't everything.

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

Many hands make light work.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Get out while the getting is good.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Cheats never prosper.

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

All's well that ends well.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Enough is enough.

There's no smoke without fire.

Share and share alike.

Charity begins at home.

The best things in life are free.

Fight the good fight.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

An man's home is his castle.

History repeats itself.

East is east, and west is west.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

You are never too old to learn.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Let the dead bury the dead.

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

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Time will tell.

A person is known by the company they keep.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Knowledge is power.

Look before you leap.

Beggars can't be choosers.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

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

Wonders will never cease.

Let the buyer beware.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

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

It takes two to tango.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Opposites attract.

What goes up must come down.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Forewarned is forearmed.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A watched pot never boils.

Time is a great healer.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Less said, soon mended.

No news is good news.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

You can't win them all.

A good man is hard to find.

Give credit where credit is due.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Great minds think alike.

Love makes the world go round.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

The end justifies the means.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't rock the boat.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Faith will move mountains.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Count your blessings.

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

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

Every picture tells a story.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

There's an exception to every rule.

Go the extra mile.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

A miss is as good as a mile.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Keep your powder dry.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Accidents will happen.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

What goes around comes around.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Ignorance is bliss.

Nine tailors make a man.

Time flies.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Two heads are better than one.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There are two sides to every question.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Seek and you shall find.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Fortune favours the brave.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

To every thing there is a season.

All you need is love.

Even a worm will turn.

Horses for courses.

The leopard does not change his spots.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Half a loaf is better than none.

You can't always get what you want.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Haste makes waste.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

One good deed deserves another.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Life is what you make it.

Live and let live.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Practice makes perfect.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Still waters run deep.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The show must go on.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Any port in a storm.

There's one born every minute.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The more the merrier.

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

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Grief divided is made lighter.

He who hesitates is lost.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Third time lucky.

Make love not war.

No pain, no gain.

You are what you eat.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Less is more.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't shoot the messenger.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Oil and water don't mix.

All that glitters is not gold.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Truth will out.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Silence is golden.

Appearances can be deceptive.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Beware the Ides of March.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Waste not, want not.

A man is known by his friends.

The truth will out.

Every dog has its day.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Fight fire with fire.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Blood is thicker than water.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Seize the day.

Let well alone.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The Devil is in the details.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

If you build it, they will come.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It never rains but it pours.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no fool like an old fool.

It goes without saying.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

First things first.

Home is where the heart is.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Easy come, easy go.

Good things come in small packages.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A golden key can open any door.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The age of miracles is past.

Money talks.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

There is honour among thieves.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All's fair in love and war.

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

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

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Every stick has two ends.

Like father, like son.

Better safe than sorry.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Nothing new under the sun.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Live and learn.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Bad money drives out good.

You can't take it with you.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The wages of sin is death.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

First come, first served.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Better late than never.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Clothes do not make the man.

A word to the wise is enough.

Revenge is sweet.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Forgive and forget.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A house is not a home.

Actions speak louder than words.

Attack is the best form of defence.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

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

Different strokes for different folks.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The early bird gets the worm.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The bigger, the better.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Only fools and horses work.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Patience is a virtue.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

You reap what you sow.

There's safety in numbers.

Love is blind.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You win some, you lose some.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Moderation in all things.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Time is money.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.