You are what you eat.

While there is life, there is hope.

Seeing is believing.

You can have too much of a good thing.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Persuasion is better than force.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nothing new under the sun.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

One hand washes the other.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Love is blind.

The Devil is in the details.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Easy come, easy go.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

For everything there is a season.

Enough is enough.

Actions speak louder than words.

Still waters run deep.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Less is more.

Oil and water don't mix.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Dead men tell no tales.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't get mad, get even.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

It never rains but it pours.

What goes around comes around.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It takes one to know one.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

No news is good news.

Money is the root of all evil.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Even a worm will turn.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

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

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

The customer is always right.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Silence is golden.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

All things must pass.

Money makes the world go round.

If you build it, they will come.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

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

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

Accidents will happen.

Love makes the world go round.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Revenge is sweet.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Go the extra mile.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Every picture tells a story.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Live and let live.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

All's well that ends well.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

It goes without saying.

There is honour among thieves.

Talk is cheap.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Possession is nine points of the law.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Hope springs eternal.

Every stick has two ends.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A bad penny always turns up.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Live and learn.

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

Count your blessings.

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

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

Variety is the spice of life.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Better late than never.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

All's fair in love and war.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Beware the Ides of March.

Walls have ears.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Truth will out.

Little pitchers have big ears.

God helps those who help themselves.

Pride comes before a fall.

Put your best foot forward.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Time flies.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Speak as you find.

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

Money talks.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Haste makes waste.

Home is where the heart is.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Patience is a virtue.

Pearls of wisdom.

First impressions are the most lasting.

No man can serve two masters.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

All that glitters is not gold.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Ignorance is bliss.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

A man is known by his friends.

There's no smoke without fire.

Horses for courses.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

All the world loves a lover.

The age of miracles is past.

Learn to walk before you run.

History repeats itself.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

All publicity is good publicity.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Charity begins at home.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Blood is thicker than water.

Look before you leap.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Moderation in all things.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Less said, soon mended.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Keep your powder dry.

The end justifies the means.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Time is money.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Any port in a storm.

Never tell tales out of school.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

The truth will out.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Money isn't everything.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Many hands make light work.

The best things in life are free.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Slow but sure.

There's an exception to every rule.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A watched pot never boils.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

You reap what you sow.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A house is not a home.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

No rest for the wicked.

Love will find a way.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Make haste slowly.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

You can't win them all.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Fight the good fight.

Every dog has its day.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

Better safe than sorry.

It's never too late to mend.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

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

Waste not, want not.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Might is right.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

An army marches on its stomach.

East, west, home's best.

Hide in plain sight.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Make love not war.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Let well alone.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Tomorrow never comes.

Cheats never prosper.

One good deed deserves another.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

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

Bad money drives out good.

Fight fire with fire.

Seize the day.

Faith will move mountains.

Business before pleasure.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Practice makes perfect.

Silence construes consent.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

There's no place like home.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Only fools and horses work.

East is east, and west is west.

A word to the wise is enough.

Forgive and forget.

Opposites attract.

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

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

You win some, you lose some.

Quid pro quo.

The more the merrier.

Nine tailors make a man.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

You can't take it with you.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Time is a great healer.

What goes up must come down.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Keep your chin up.

There's no time like the present.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Share and share alike.

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

All good things come to those that wait.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

To the victor go the spoils.

Life is what you make it.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

No pain, no gain.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

He who hesitates is lost.

Practice what you preach.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

First come, first served.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Get out while the getting is good.

A cat may look at a king.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The wages of sin is death.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

There are two sides to every question.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Each to their own.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

The exception which proves the rule.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A golden key can open any door.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It takes two to tango.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Life begins at forty.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Like father, like son.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Tomorrow is another day.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

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

Time will tell.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The show must go on.

Let the buyer beware.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Only the good die young.

Knowledge is power.

It's the singer not the song.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

First things first.

There's no fool like an old fool.