An man's home is his castle.

Moderation in all things.

Truth will out.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

More haste, less speed.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Go the extra mile.

Time is a great healer.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

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

All things must pass.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

One good deed deserves another.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Only fools and horses work.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't rock the boat.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Third time lucky.

It never rains but it pours.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Less said, soon mended.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Put your best foot forward.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

There is no accounting for tastes.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Every picture tells a story.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Seeing is believing.

Wonders will never cease.

Honesty is the best policy.

Life is what you make it.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Let the buyer beware.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

To every thing there is a season.

Keep your chin up.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Share and share alike.

Money is the root of all evil.

Great minds think alike.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The best defence is a good offence.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The end justifies the means.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

No pain, no gain.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Bad news travels fast.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Even a worm will turn.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

An army marches on its stomach.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A man is known by his friends.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

You win some, you lose some.

Fight fire with fire.

There's one born every minute.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

He who hesitates is lost.

Talk is cheap.

Dead men tell no tales.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Blood is thicker than water.

Quid pro quo.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Love will find a way.

First things first.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Patience is a virtue.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Enough is enough.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

No rest for the wicked.

Silence construes consent.

There's no time like the present.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It's all grist to the mill.

Let well alone.

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

Money isn't everything.

Slow but sure.

East, west, home's best.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Still waters run deep.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

You can't take it with you.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

One hand washes the other.

Hide in plain sight.

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

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

Look before you leap.

Speak as you find.

Practice makes perfect.

Never tell tales out of school.

Actions speak louder than words.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Many hands make light work.

Live and let live.

It goes without saying.

There's safety in numbers.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Revenge is sweet.

Love makes the world go round.

The show must go on.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Nine tailors make a man.

All's fair in love and war.

Good things come to those who wait.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The age of miracles is past.

Like father, like son.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Nothing new under the sun.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

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

A fish always rots from the head.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Better late than never.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Pride comes before a fall.

Live and learn.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

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

Each to their own.

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

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Haste makes waste.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Easy come, easy go.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Give the Devil his due.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Make haste slowly.

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

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

It takes one to know one.

Get out while the getting is good.

A person is known by the company they keep.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Less is more.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

You can't win them all.

All the world loves a lover.

Waste not, want not.

Forgive and forget.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Seize the day.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Hope springs eternal.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You are what you eat.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Time is money.

Any port in a storm.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Manners maketh the man.

It takes two to tango.

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

Love is blind.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A bad penny always turns up.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

Good things come in small packages.

A thing begun is half done.

Money talks.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

You reap what you sow.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

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

A watched pot never boils.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Keep your powder dry.

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

All you need is love.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Needs must when the devil drives.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Only the good die young.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Every stick has two ends.

Practice what you preach.

There's an exception to every rule.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Pearls of wisdom.

Tomorrow is another day.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You are never too old to learn.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A miss is as good as a mile.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Faith will move mountains.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Might is right.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

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

Count your blessings.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

A cat may look at a king.

There's no place like home.

Don't get mad, get even.

Life begins at forty.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The truth will out.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Learn to walk before you run.

East is east, and west is west.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

A house is not a home.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Variety is the spice of life.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Grief divided is made lighter.

To the victor go the spoils.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

What goes around comes around.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Beauty is only skin deep.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Home is where the heart is.

All roads lead to Rome.

You can't always get what you want.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Accidents will happen.

A cat has nine lives.

A word to the wise is enough.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Misery loves company.

The bigger, the better.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Physician, heal thyself.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Another day, another dollar.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A good man is hard to find.

All good things must come to an end.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Everyone has their price.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Marriages are made in heaven.

God helps those who help themselves.

Always put your best foot forward.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The best things in life are free.

While there is life, there is hope.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There are two sides to every question.

The customer is always right.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

History repeats itself.

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

Seek and you shall find.

The Devil is in the details.

Charity begins at home.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

For everything there is a season.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Persuasion is better than force.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A golden key can open any door.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Youth is wasted on the young.

It's the singer not the song.

The truth will out.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Knowledge is power.

Every dog has its day.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Horses for courses.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Time will tell.

Better safe than sorry.

There is honour among thieves.

Possession is nine points of the law.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Time flies.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All's well that ends well.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

If you build it, they will come.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

It's never too late to mend.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Money makes the world go round.

If anything can go wrong, it will.