Keep your powder dry.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

East is east, and west is west.

Life begins at forty.

Many hands make light work.

Patience is a virtue.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Every stick has two ends.

Big fish eat little fish.

Fight the good fight.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

What goes around comes around.

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

All good things must come to an end.

A poor worker blames the tools.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Money is the root of all evil.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's all grist to the mill.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Any port in a storm.

No news is good news.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Good talk saves the food.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Home is where the heart is.

Share and share alike.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Dead men tell no tales.

The age of miracles is past.

A watched pot never boils.

If you build it, they will come.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Persuasion is better than force.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

No man can serve two masters.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Accidents will happen.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Nothing new under the sun.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Like father, like son.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

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

Walls have ears.

To the victor go the spoils.

Money makes the world go round.

Practice makes perfect.

The truth will out.

You can't take it with you.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

The more the merrier.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

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

Time is a great healer.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Time will tell.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Don't get mad, get even.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

No pain, no gain.

Bad news travels fast.

Easy come, easy go.

Business before pleasure.

Money talks.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Still waters run deep.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Bad money drives out good.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Seeing is believing.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

All publicity is good publicity.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Different strokes for different folks.

A word to the wise is enough.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Only fools and horses work.

Wonders will never cease.

Might is right.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Love will find a way.

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

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

Hide in plain sight.

Money isn't everything.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Live and let live.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

There's no place like home.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Let well alone.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

While there is life, there is hope.

First things first.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Manners maketh the man.

History repeats itself.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Each to their own.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

East, west, home's best.

If the cap fits, wear it.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Opposites attract.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The exception which proves the rule.

Live and learn.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Tomorrow is another day.

Practice what you preach.

Knowledge is power.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Small things amuse small minds.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Keep your chin up.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Haste makes waste.

Good things come in small packages.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A man is known by his friends.

Pearls of wisdom.

Talk is cheap.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Truth will out.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Better late than never.

An man's home is his castle.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A cat may look at a king.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Horses for courses.

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

First come, first served.

Give the Devil his due.

All the world loves a lover.

Speak as you find.

Quid pro quo.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A thing begun is half done.

The customer is always right.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

All that glitters is not gold.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

A good man is hard to find.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Pride comes before a fall.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Nine tailors make a man.

Charity begins at home.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

You can't always get what you want.

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

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

A golden key can open any door.

Beware the Ides of March.

Revenge is sweet.

Good things come to those who wait.

Ignorance is bliss.

Fight fire with fire.

Life is what you make it.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Tomorrow never comes.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Paddle your own canoe.

The Devil looks after his own.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It takes two to tango.

Let bygones be bygones.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

There's no time like the present.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

You are what you eat.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

Better safe than sorry.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Less is more.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

More haste, less speed.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Seek and you shall find.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Every dog has its day.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Get out while the getting is good.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

You can't win them all.

Oil and water don't mix.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Love makes the world go round.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

To every thing there is a season.

It takes one to know one.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A fish always rots from the head.

Silence is golden.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Virtue is its own reward.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Make haste slowly.

God helps those who help themselves.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Even a worm will turn.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

For everything there is a season.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The pen is mightier than sword.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Love is blind.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Count your blessings.

You win some, you lose some.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Don't rock the boat.

A cat has nine lives.

Never tell tales out of school.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Clothes do not make the man.

It's better to give than to receive.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

All you need is love.

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

Great minds think alike.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Another day, another dollar.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

All roads lead to Rome.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Time is money.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Go the extra mile.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It goes without saying.

There is no accounting for tastes.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Cheats never prosper.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Put your best foot forward.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

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

Enough is enough.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

There's one born every minute.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

You are never too old to learn.

Two heads are better than one.

A bad penny always turns up.

You reap what you sow.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Forgive and forget.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

What goes up must come down.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Make love not war.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The end justifies the means.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Look before you leap.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Hope springs eternal.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't throw good money after bad.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

There is honour among thieves.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Christmas comes but once a year.

A house is not a home.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Blood is thicker than water.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The bigger, the better.

There's safety in numbers.

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

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

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Every picture tells a story.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Misery loves company.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Actions speak louder than words.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Laughter is the best medicine.