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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

There's no time like the present.

Every picture tells a story.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Opposites attract.

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

Faith will move mountains.

Fortune favours the brave.

Good talk saves the food.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Horses for courses.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Silence construes consent.

Money talks.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Slow but sure.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

No man can serve two masters.

Might is right.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Make hay while the sun shines.

It's the singer not the song.

Walls have ears.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Only the good die young.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

First come, first served.

Everyone has their price.

God helps those who help themselves.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Practice makes perfect.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The more the merrier.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Never give a sucker an even break.

You win some, you lose some.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

Better safe than sorry.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Haste makes waste.

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

You reap what you sow.

Good things come to those who wait.

Life is what you make it.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Tomorrow is another day.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

There's no fool like an old fool.

There's no smoke without fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Learn to walk before you run.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Get out while the getting is good.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A good man is hard to find.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Home is where the heart is.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The Devil is in the details.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Live and learn.

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

Truth will out.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Two heads are better than one.

All that glitters is not gold.

Fight the good fight.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Each to their own.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Different strokes for different folks.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't shoot the messenger.

History repeats itself.

All's fair in love and war.

Little pitchers have big ears.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Misery loves company.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Time will tell.

If you build it, they will come.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Good things come in small packages.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Great minds think alike.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All good things come to those that wait.

There's safety in numbers.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The Devil looks after his own.

Honesty is the best policy.

Nothing new under the sun.

Laughter is the best medicine.

More haste, less speed.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

First things first.

You can't win them all.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Make love not war.

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

No pain, no gain.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Dead men tell no tales.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Love will find a way.

Blood is thicker than water.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Love makes the world go round.

No man is an island.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Paddle your own canoe.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Another day, another dollar.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A bad penny always turns up.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

It takes one to know one.

Practice what you preach.

A cat may look at a king.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

A golden key can open any door.

Persuasion is better than force.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

It goes without saying.

Variety is the spice of life.

Time is money.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Money makes the world go round.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Money isn't everything.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Always put your best foot forward.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Patience is a virtue.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Beware the Ides of March.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

The wages of sin is death.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

There's one born every minute.

Less is more.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

It's never too late to mend.

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

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Like father, like son.

All roads lead to Rome.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Marriages are made in heaven.

You are what you eat.

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

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

There are two sides to every question.

While there is life, there is hope.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Seize the day.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Ignorance is bliss.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A house is not a home.

Pearls of wisdom.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Put your best foot forward.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Don't rock the boat.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Possession is nine points of the law.

All the world loves a lover.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Clothes do not make the man.

There is honour among thieves.

Business before pleasure.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

It's better to give than to receive.

Forgive and forget.

Any port in a storm.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Quid pro quo.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

It never rains but it pours.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Hope springs eternal.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Count your blessings.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Love is blind.

Cheats never prosper.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Enough is enough.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Talk is cheap.

Live and let live.

What goes up must come down.

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

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

Better late than never.

Speak as you find.

Charity begins at home.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

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

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

East is east, and west is west.

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

All's well that ends well.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

A stitch in time saves nine.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

The show must go on.

All you need is love.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Third time lucky.

The exception which proves the rule.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Wonders will never cease.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Revenge is sweet.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Manners maketh the man.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Keep your chin up.

All good things must come to an end.

A thing begun is half done.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Make haste slowly.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You can't take it with you.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

What goes around comes around.

The customer is always right.

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

Bad news travels fast.

No news is good news.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Needs must when the devil drives.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Many hands make light work.

Time is a great healer.

Give credit where credit is due.

It's all grist to the mill.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

You can't always get what you want.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Every dog has its day.

All things must pass.

Actions speak louder than words.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It takes two to tango.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Oil and water don't mix.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Pride comes before a fall.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

The early bird gets the worm.

He who hesitates is lost.

Crime doesn't pay.

East, west, home's best.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The best things in life are free.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

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

Let well alone.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Share and share alike.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Knowledge is power.

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

Every stick has two ends.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Even a worm will turn.

Let the dead bury the dead.

One good deed deserves another.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A word to the wise is enough.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

In the midst of life we are in death.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Blood is thicker than water.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

The truth will out.