Time will tell.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Seeing is believing.

Like father, like son.

It takes one to know one.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Don't throw good money after bad.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The Devil looks after his own.

All's fair in love and war.

Manners maketh the man.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Let bygones be bygones.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

For everything there is a season.

There's a time and a place for everything.

A cat has nine lives.

You reap what you sow.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Less said, soon mended.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Hope springs eternal.

No rest for the wicked.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Another day, another dollar.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

All you need is love.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A thing begun is half done.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Love will find a way.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

There's no place like home.

Haste makes waste.

Let well alone.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A bad penny always turns up.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

First things first.

All that glitters is not gold.

Every dog has its day.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Pride comes before a fall.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

What goes up must come down.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Patience is a virtue.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Each to their own.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Talk is cheap.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Fortune favours the brave.

All the world loves a lover.

What goes around comes around.

Third time lucky.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fight the good fight.

The age of miracles is past.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Shrouds have no pockets.

All good things come to those that wait.

Count your blessings.

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

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

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Honesty is the best policy.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Horses for courses.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It's the singer not the song.

You are what you eat.

Accidents will happen.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Enough is enough.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The truth will out.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Life is what you make it.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

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

If you build it, they will come.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Clothes do not make the man.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Less is more.

One swallow does not a summer make.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Two heads are better than one.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Let the buyer beware.

A fish always rots from the head.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The customer is always right.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Practice makes perfect.

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

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

No man can serve two masters.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Quid pro quo.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Different strokes for different folks.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Every stick has two ends.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

A house is not a home.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Moderation in all things.

Better late than never.

Walls have ears.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Every picture tells a story.

There's one born every minute.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

There is honour among thieves.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

One hand washes the other.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

You can't always get what you want.

The more the merrier.

History repeats itself.

Time flies.

The leopard does not change his spots.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

No man is an island.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A cat may look at a king.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Easy come, easy go.

Time is a great healer.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The best things in life are free.

The show must go on.

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

Silence construes consent.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

You can't take it with you.

Look before you leap.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Charity begins at home.

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Seize the day.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Needs must when the devil drives.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Get out while the getting is good.

Put your best foot forward.

East, west, home's best.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The exception which proves the rule.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

He who hesitates is lost.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Money isn't everything.

To the victor go the spoils.

East is east, and west is west.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Great minds think alike.

Live and learn.

While there is life, there is hope.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Love makes the world go round.

Truth will out.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A new broom sweeps clean.

First impressions are the most lasting.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Waste not, want not.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's an exception to every rule.

You win some, you lose some.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The early bird gets the worm.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A good man is hard to find.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Misery loves company.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Pearls of wisdom.

Big fish eat little fish.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A word to the wise is enough.

Faith will move mountains.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

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

Go the extra mile.

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

Life begins at forty.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't rock the boat.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

No pain, no gain.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

The wages of sin is death.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

All's well that ends well.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Make love not war.

Virtue is its own reward.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Opposites attract.

It's all grist to the mill.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

There are two sides to every question.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Money makes the world go round.

There's safety in numbers.

It's never too late to mend.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Bad news travels fast.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Nothing succeeds like success.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Many hands make light work.

Hide in plain sight.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Home is where the heart is.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Love is blind.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Actions speak louder than words.

All good things must come to an end.

All things must pass.

Live and let live.

Always put your best foot forward.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

To every thing there is a season.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Nothing new under the sun.

Speak as you find.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Practice what you preach.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

A golden key can open any door.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

All publicity is good publicity.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Money talks.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Business before pleasure.

Cold hands, warm heart.

A man is known by his friends.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Still waters run deep.

Fight fire with fire.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Good things come in small packages.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

It goes without saying.

You are never too old to learn.

Don't get mad, get even.

It takes two to tango.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

Share and share alike.

Good things come to those who wait.

Blood is thicker than water.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Only fools and horses work.

Wonders will never cease.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The best defence is a good offence.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Might is right.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

All roads lead to Rome.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Persuasion is better than force.

Time is money.

Crime doesn't pay.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Let the dead bury the dead.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Knowledge is power.

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

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Learn to walk before you run.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

Make haste slowly.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Keep your chin up.

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

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

Tomorrow never comes.

More haste, less speed.

You can't win them all.

Bad money drives out good.