Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Speak as you find.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

There's safety in numbers.

It's never too late to mend.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Life begins at forty.

Only fools and horses work.

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

A house is not a home.

What goes around comes around.

It never rains but it pours.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Look before you leap.

Love is blind.

All publicity is good publicity.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Forewarned is forearmed.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

The best things in life are free.

Make love not war.

God helps those who help themselves.

Any port in a storm.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Good things come to those who wait.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Practice what you preach.

Put your best foot forward.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Charity begins at home.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Let the buyer beware.

Nothing new under the sun.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The end justifies the means.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

There's no time like the present.

Moderation in all things.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Love makes the world go round.

One hand washes the other.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Silence is golden.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All you need is love.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Honesty is the best policy.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Manners maketh the man.

Like father, like son.

To every thing there is a season.

One good deed deserves another.

First come, first served.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There's no place like home.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

To the victor go the spoils.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Live and let live.

Actions speak louder than words.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

An man's home is his castle.

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

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

There's one born every minute.

There is honour among thieves.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Quid pro quo.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Love will find a way.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You are never too old to learn.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Good things come in small packages.

Knowledge is power.

The Devil is in the details.

Small things amuse small minds.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Blood is thicker than water.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Opposites attract.

First impressions are the most lasting.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Great minds think alike.

Another day, another dollar.

Haste makes waste.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

'tis 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.

Better late than never.

The Devil looks after his own.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It takes two to tango.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The bigger, the better.

Each to their own.

All that glitters is not gold.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Persuasion is better than force.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Make haste slowly.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

It takes one to know one.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Waste not, want not.

Patience is a virtue.

Count your blessings.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Practice makes perfect.

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

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

Seize the day.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Virtue is its own reward.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

All good things must come to an end.

The more the merrier.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Hide in plain sight.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Time will tell.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Don't shoot the messenger.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Beware the Ides of March.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't throw good money after bad.

You can't make bricks without straw.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Less is more.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The exception which proves the rule.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Horses for courses.

Pride comes before a fall.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Keep your chin up.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Fight fire with fire.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Fight the good fight.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Share and share alike.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

A golden key can open any door.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Talk is cheap.

Time and tide wait for no one.

No pain, no gain.

Still waters run deep.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Every dog has its day.

Easy come, easy go.

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

First things first.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Oil and water don't mix.

It goes without saying.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Time flies.

Money talks.

Faith will move mountains.

Time is money.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Crime doesn't pay.

Third time lucky.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Give the Devil his due.

A fish always rots from the head.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You are what you eat.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Two heads are better than one.

Money isn't everything.

The truth will out.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Keep your powder dry.

There are two sides to every question.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Ignorance is bliss.

Tomorrow never comes.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

While there is life, there is hope.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Life is what you make it.

Wonders will never cease.

No rest for the wicked.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Get out while the getting is good.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Bad news travels fast.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

All things must pass.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A watched pot never boils.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Go the extra mile.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The best defence is a good offence.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

More haste, less speed.

A cat has nine lives.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Bad money drives out good.

East, west, home's best.

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

Many hands make light work.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

An army marches on its stomach.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The wages of sin is death.

Enough is as good as a feast.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Home is where the heart is.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Different strokes for different folks.

Silence construes consent.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

All's well that ends well.

Let bygones be bygones.

Tomorrow is another day.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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

You can't win them all.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

You can't always get what you want.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Always put your best foot forward.

All's fair in love and war.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Every stick has two ends.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Better safe than sorry.

Accidents will happen.

The customer is always right.

For everything there is a season.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

It's all grist to the mill.

All good things come to those that wait.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Misery loves company.

What goes up must come down.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

Truth will out.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Enough is enough.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Paddle your own canoe.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

If you build it, they will come.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A dog is a man's best friend.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Might is right.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's no smoke without fire.

East is east, and west is west.

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

Only the good die young.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Every picture tells a story.

Live and learn.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Dead men tell no tales.

A bad penny always turns up.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Walls have ears.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Let the dead bury the dead.

He who hesitates is lost.

Business before pleasure.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Time is a great healer.

Slow but sure.

Cheats never prosper.

There's an exception to every rule.

Seeing is believing.

If anything can go wrong, it will.