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

Third time lucky.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

You win some, you lose some.

A thing begun is half done.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Time is a great healer.

Grief divided is made lighter.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

There's safety in numbers.

Good things come in small packages.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Fight fire with fire.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Quid pro quo.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Money talks.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Each to their own.

Tomorrow is another day.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Revenge is sweet.

Hide in plain sight.

All you need is love.

Business before pleasure.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Everyone has their price.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Good things come to those who wait.

The pen is mightier than sword.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You can't win them all.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Easy come, easy go.

There's no time like the present.

Life begins at forty.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It's all grist to the mill.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Slow but sure.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Time will tell.

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

A cat may look at a king.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Time flies.

A man is known by his friends.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Learn to walk before you run.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Big fish eat little fish.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Keep your chin up.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

There's no place like home.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Like father, like son.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Every stick has two ends.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Talk is cheap.

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

To every thing there is a season.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Paddle your own canoe.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

There's an exception to every rule.

Accidents will happen.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Seeing is believing.

It's the singer not the song.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Live and let live.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

All that glitters is not gold.

Time is money.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Patience is a virtue.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Make love not war.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

What goes around comes around.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A watched pot never boils.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Share and share alike.

The age of miracles is past.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Pearls of wisdom.

An army marches on its stomach.

Haste makes waste.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Go the extra mile.

First things first.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

You can't always get what you want.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

There's no smoke without fire.

It's never too late to mend.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Enough is enough.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

East is east, and west is west.

The truth will out.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Charity begins at home.

The best things in life are free.

Opposites attract.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Better safe than sorry.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Moderation in all things.

If you build it, they will come.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Might is right.

The bigger, the better.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Hope springs eternal.

A bad penny always turns up.

Speak as you find.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Keep your powder dry.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Dead men tell no tales.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

It takes one to know one.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Truth will out.

History repeats itself.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It's best to be on the safe side.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The Devil is in the details.

Honesty is the best policy.

Get out while the getting is good.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

All's well that ends well.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Two heads are better than one.

Oil and water don't mix.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A stitch in time saves nine.

There are two sides to every question.

Practice makes perfect.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Money isn't everything.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Actions speak louder than words.

You reap what you sow.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You can't take it with you.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Walls have ears.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Persuasion is better than force.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

All good things come to those that wait.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

He who hesitates is lost.

No pain, no gain.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

East, west, home's best.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Waste not, want not.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't get mad, get even.

Only fools and horses work.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Only the good die young.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Live and learn.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Still waters run deep.

Love is blind.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

First come, first served.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The end justifies the means.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Physician, heal thyself.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

Nothing new under the sun.

It's better to give than to receive.

Life is what you make it.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

The customer is always right.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Beauty is only skin deep.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A house is not a home.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Love makes the world go round.

Money makes the world go round.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The best is the enemy of the good.

No man is an island.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Put your best foot forward.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A cat has nine lives.

Children should be seen and not heard.

While there is life, there is hope.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

All publicity is good publicity.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

The wages of sin is death.

A word to the wise is enough.

All good things must come to an end.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Cheats never prosper.

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

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Misery loves company.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Love will find a way.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Knowledge is power.

More haste, less speed.

The show must go on.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Fortune favours the brave.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't rock the boat.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Horses for courses.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Any port in a storm.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

No news is good news.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Practice what you preach.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

No man can serve two masters.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Let the buyer beware.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A person is known by the company they keep.

There is honour among thieves.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Money is the root of all evil.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

You are what you eat.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Nine tailors make a man.

Less is more.

Good talk saves the food.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Virtue is its own reward.

Great minds think alike.

Cold hands, warm heart.

One good deed deserves another.

All roads lead to Rome.

Manners maketh the man.

All's fair in love and war.

Forgive and forget.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

For everything there is a season.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

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

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

Money makes the world go round.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Many hands make light work.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Blood is thicker than water.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It goes without saying.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Let well alone.

One hand washes the other.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Christmas comes but once a year.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Count your blessings.

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

Better late than never.

Fight the good fight.

There's one born every minute.

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

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Every dog has its day.

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