April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Seeing is believing.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The end justifies the means.

Fortune favours the brave.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Speak as you find.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Love makes the world go round.

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

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Time will tell.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Go the extra mile.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

There's safety in numbers.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Nothing new under the sun.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Oil and water don't mix.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Faith will move mountains.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

You reap what you sow.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Live and learn.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

East, west, home's best.

Time is a great healer.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

A cat may look at a king.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

A golden key can open any door.

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

Horses for courses.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

One good deed deserves another.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Good things come in small packages.

Might is right.

One hand washes the other.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Another day, another dollar.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Make love not war.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Beware the Ides of March.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Forgive and forget.

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

Only fools and horses work.

An army marches on its stomach.

Give the Devil his due.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

The best things in life are free.

East is east, and west is west.

All that glitters is not gold.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

There's no smoke without fire.

Forewarned is forearmed.

What goes up must come down.

All the world loves a lover.

Don't rock the boat.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Love is blind.

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

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Bad news travels fast.

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

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Money makes the world go round.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The wages of sin is death.

No man can serve two masters.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The show must go on.

The age of miracles is past.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

The bigger, the better.

For everything there is a season.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A man is known by his friends.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

All things must pass.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Honesty is the best policy.

Accidents will happen.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Fight the good fight.

The truth will out.

It's better to give than to receive.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It takes two to tango.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There's an exception to every rule.

Look before you leap.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

First things first.

First come, first served.

Talk is cheap.

Money isn't everything.

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

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Silence construes consent.

Many hands make light work.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A watched pot never boils.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Paddle your own canoe.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The Devil is in the details.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Even a worm will turn.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

All good things must come to an end.

Walls have ears.

A fish always rots from the head.

Crime doesn't pay.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

You can't take it with you.

Only the good die young.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Pearls of wisdom.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Pride comes before a fall.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

The Devil looks after his own.

Never tell tales out of school.

Life begins at forty.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Better late than never.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Everyone has their price.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

To every thing there is a season.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

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

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

An man's home is his castle.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Misery loves company.

A house is not a home.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Give credit where credit is due.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Enough is enough.

Knowledge is power.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Laughter is the best medicine.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Love will find a way.

You are never too old to learn.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Count your blessings.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

God helps those who help themselves.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Great minds think alike.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Revenge is sweet.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Actions speak louder than words.

There is honour among thieves.

Seize the day.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

What goes around comes around.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Hide in plain sight.

All's fair in love and war.

Truth will out.

If you build it, they will come.

Patience is a virtue.

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

You can't win them all.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

More haste, less speed.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

It takes one to know one.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Slow and steady wins the race.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

No man is an island.

Hope springs eternal.

Blood is thicker than water.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All's well that ends well.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

All publicity is good publicity.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Like father, like son.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Clothes do not make the man.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Seek and you shall find.

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Every dog has its day.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Make haste slowly.

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

Life is what you make it.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

To the victor go the spoils.

Enough is as good as a feast.

It goes without saying.

There's one born every minute.

Haste makes waste.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Tomorrow never comes.

Ignorance is bliss.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

No pain, no gain.

A bad penny always turns up.

Keep your powder dry.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Quid pro quo.

It's never too late to mend.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Christmas comes but once a year.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Slow but sure.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Virtue is its own reward.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Silence is golden.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Tomorrow is another day.

Each to their own.

It never rains but it pours.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Cheats never prosper.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Good things come to those who wait.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

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

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A good man is hard to find.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There's no time like the present.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

Time is money.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Get out while the getting is good.

Different strokes for different folks.

Opposites attract.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A word to the wise is enough.

Better safe than sorry.

Let well alone.

It's best to be on the safe side.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The exception which proves the rule.

Nine tailors make a man.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Any port in a storm.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

No news is good news.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You are what you eat.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The more the merrier.

Put your best foot forward.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

There are two sides to every question.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Wonders will never cease.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Less said, soon mended.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Easy come, easy go.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Keep your chin up.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Two heads are better than one.

Business before pleasure.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Needs must when the devil drives.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

There's no place like home.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

You can't always get what you want.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Waste not, want not.

Never speak ill of the dead.