Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Seize the day.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A good man is hard to find.

All good things must come to an end.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Nothing succeeds like success.

While there is life, there is hope.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Keep your chin up.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Hide in plain sight.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Dead men tell no tales.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Count your blessings.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Live and let live.

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

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

Two heads are better than one.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

History repeats itself.

Let well alone.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Oil and water don't mix.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Don't get mad, get even.

Many hands make light work.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

If the cap fits, wear it.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Live and learn.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Let sleeping dogs lie.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

What goes around comes around.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Every stick has two ends.

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Hope springs eternal.

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

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

You can't take it with you.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All's well that ends well.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Might is right.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Still waters run deep.

Handsome is as handsome does.

He who hesitates is lost.

Enough is enough.

Clothes do not make the man.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

Money isn't everything.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Practice what you preach.

A golden key can open any door.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Truth will out.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It goes without saying.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Talk is cheap.

Beware the Ides of March.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

You are what you eat.

Good talk saves the food.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The end justifies the means.

You are never too old to learn.

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

There's one born every minute.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Walls have ears.

The best things in life are free.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Horses for courses.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A watched pot never boils.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You win some, you lose some.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

You can't win them all.

Life is what you make it.

The early bird gets the worm.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Go the extra mile.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A house is not a home.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Slow and steady wins the race.

More haste, less speed.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

The Devil is in the details.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Time is money.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Love will find a way.

Small things amuse small minds.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

All that glitters is not gold.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Easy come, easy go.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The exception which proves the rule.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Opposites attract.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Youth is wasted on the young.

What goes up must come down.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Make haste slowly.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Tomorrow never comes.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

No rest for the wicked.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Put your best foot forward.

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

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

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

There's safety in numbers.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

All roads lead to Rome.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The age of miracles is past.

You reap what you sow.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A word to the wise is enough.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Bad news travels fast.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Bad money drives out good.

An army marches on its stomach.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

No man is an island.

A man is known by his friends.

Different strokes for different folks.

One hand washes the other.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Patience is a virtue.

Wonders will never cease.

Great minds think alike.

Silence is golden.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Accidents will happen.

Stupid is as stupid does.

It's the singer not the song.

Fight fire with fire.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Love makes the world go round.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

East, west, home's best.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

The truth will out.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Time is a great healer.

One good deed deserves another.

The bigger, the better.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

God helps those who help themselves.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Silence construes consent.

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

Practice makes perfect.

Crime doesn't pay.

Each to their own.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Let the buyer beware.

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

The customer is always right.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

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

It takes one to know one.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

There's no place like home.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Only the good die young.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Less is more.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Give credit where credit is due.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Virtue is its own reward.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Paddle your own canoe.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Everyone has their price.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A thing begun is half done.

There are two sides to every question.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Like father, like son.

It takes two to tango.

You can't always get what you want.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Charity begins at home.

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

Third time lucky.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

There's no time like the present.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

No pain, no gain.

A fish always rots from the head.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A stitch in time saves nine.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't rock the boat.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Make love not war.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Less said, soon mended.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Never tell tales out of school.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

First come, first served.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

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

All's fair in love and war.

It's never too late to mend.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

The more the merrier.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

There is honour among thieves.

Slow but sure.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Revenge is sweet.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Every dog has its day.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

The show must go on.

Another day, another dollar.

Faith will move mountains.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

All publicity is good publicity.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Children should be seen and not heard.

All you need is love.

Tomorrow is another day.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Money talks.

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

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

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

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It's all grist to the mill.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Blood is thicker than water.

First things first.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Moderation in all things.

Seeing is believing.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Money makes the world go round.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

For everything there is a season.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

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

Haste makes waste.

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

Life begins at forty.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Speak as you find.

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

Quid pro quo.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Keep your powder dry.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

It never rains but it pours.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Seek and you shall find.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Forgive and forget.

Ignorance is bliss.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Good things come to those who wait.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Business before pleasure.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fortune favours the brave.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Time flies.

Any port in a storm.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Man does not live by bread alone.

East is east, and west is west.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

All things must pass.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

If you build it, they will come.

Barking dogs seldom bite.