Life is what you make it.

Give credit where credit is due.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Knowledge is power.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Faith will move mountains.

Money is the root of all evil.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Look before you leap.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

For everything there is a season.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Time flies.

What goes around comes around.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The show must go on.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A house is not a home.

Fight fire with fire.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Never tell tales out of school.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A word to the wise is enough.

Honesty is the best policy.

Two heads are better than one.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Every stick has two ends.

You can't take it with you.

Another day, another dollar.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

If you build it, they will come.

Every dog has its day.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

A golden key can open any door.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Speak as you find.

A cat has nine lives.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Good things come to those who wait.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Tomorrow is another day.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

No pain, no gain.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The Devil is in the details.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't change horses in midstream.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A fish always rots from the head.

Tomorrow never comes.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Patience is a virtue.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Enough is enough.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Time is a great healer.

Virtue is its own reward.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's never too late to mend.

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't throw good money after bad.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

No news is good news.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Still waters run deep.

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Third time lucky.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

First come, first served.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Seeing is believing.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Money makes the world go round.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Business before pleasure.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

All the world loves a lover.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Put your best foot forward.

Charity begins at home.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Practice what you preach.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Good talk saves the food.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Each to their own.

Talk is cheap.

You reap what you sow.

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

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

East is east, and west is west.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Like father, like son.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Love is blind.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Keep your powder dry.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Life begins at forty.

Persuasion is better than force.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Always put your best foot forward.

Opposites attract.

Christmas comes but once a year.

All's fair in love and war.

Forgive and forget.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Wonders will never cease.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Let the buyer beware.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Actions speak louder than words.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Quid pro quo.

The bigger, the better.

Revenge is sweet.

The pen is mightier than sword.

To every thing there is a season.

What goes up must come down.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

All you need is love.

One good deed deserves another.

Only the good die young.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The early bird gets the worm.

Misery loves company.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

All things must pass.

Learn to walk before you run.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A bad penny always turns up.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Even a worm will turn.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It's all grist to the mill.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Time is money.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Blood is thicker than water.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Seize the day.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Pearls of wisdom.

There's no place like home.

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

The best things in life are free.

Do as I say, not as I do.

To the victor go the spoils.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Let well alone.

Fight the good fight.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Truth will out.

You can't always get what you want.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Oil and water don't mix.

Keep your chin up.

A watched pot never boils.

Time will tell.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Make haste slowly.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Live and let live.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Fortune favours the brave.

There's no time like the present.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

More haste, less speed.

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

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

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Slow but sure.

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

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Hope springs eternal.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Big fish eat little fish.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Love will find a way.

Love makes the world go round.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Many hands make light work.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Great minds think alike.

It never rains but it pours.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

An army marches on its stomach.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Everyone has their price.

Money isn't everything.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You are never too old to learn.

You can't win them all.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Only fools and horses work.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Paddle your own canoe.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

An man's home is his castle.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

First things first.

Bad news travels fast.

Every picture tells a story.

Waste not, want not.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

Less said, soon mended.

There's one born every minute.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

There are two sides to every question.

You are what you eat.

Less is more.

Manners maketh the man.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Share and share alike.

The wages of sin is death.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

There's no fool like an old fool.

The more the merrier.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

All's well that ends well.

Slow and steady wins the race.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Home is where the heart is.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Hide in plain sight.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Nothing new under the sun.

Haste makes waste.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Count your blessings.

East, west, home's best.

Moderation in all things.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The truth will out.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Accidents will happen.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

All good things must come to an end.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

No rest for the wicked.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The end justifies the means.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Silence is golden.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Go the extra mile.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Children and fools tell the truth.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Out of sight, out of mind.

One hand washes the other.

No man is an island.

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

Horses for courses.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Physician, heal thyself.