Let well alone.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

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

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

Like father, like son.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Another day, another dollar.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Time will tell.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Enough is enough.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

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

It's never too late to mend.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Nine tailors make a man.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

History repeats itself.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The truth will out.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Truth will out.

Still waters run deep.

Let the buyer beware.

One hand washes the other.

No man can serve two masters.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Different strokes for different folks.

Money is the root of all evil.

Accidents will happen.

It's the singer not the song.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

The show must go on.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Every dog has its day.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Hope springs eternal.

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

All good things must come to an end.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

A good man is hard to find.

No news is good news.

The early bird gets the worm.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Fight the good fight.

Better late than never.

Only fools and horses work.

There's no time like the present.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Oil and water don't mix.

Variety is the spice of life.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Time is money.

It takes two to tango.

All's fair in love and war.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A man is known by his friends.

Fortune favours the brave.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Live and let live.

Opposites attract.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Every stick has two ends.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Slow but sure.

A cat has nine lives.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Faith will move mountains.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Misery loves company.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All you need is love.

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

It takes one to know one.

He who hesitates is lost.

Many hands make light work.

Everyone has their price.

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

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

Easy come, easy go.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There's one born every minute.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Life begins at forty.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Any port in a storm.

Crime doesn't pay.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

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

Speak as you find.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

If you can't be good, be careful.

An man's home is his castle.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There's no smoke without fire.

Look before you leap.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Love is blind.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Never give a sucker an even break.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

It's better to give than to receive.

Good talk saves the food.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It's all grist to the mill.

Never speak ill of the dead.

No pain, no gain.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

No man is an island.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Good things come in small packages.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

What goes around comes around.

You reap what you sow.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Knowledge is power.

The Devil is in the details.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

First come, first served.

Make haste slowly.

Life is what you make it.

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

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The age of miracles is past.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Manners maketh the man.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Talk is cheap.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Waste not, want not.

It goes without saying.

Seeing is believing.

Time is a great healer.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

No rest for the wicked.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Money isn't everything.

Fight fire with fire.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Live and learn.

First things first.

The customer is always right.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Dead men tell no tales.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Charity begins at home.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Revenge is sweet.

Love makes the world go round.

Money makes the world go round.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

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

There's no place like home.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Cheats never prosper.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

The best defence is a good offence.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Big fish eat little fish.

All good things come to those that wait.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A leopard can't change its spots.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Let bygones be bygones.

Ignorance is bliss.

More haste, less speed.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Bad money drives out good.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Great minds think alike.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Always put your best foot forward.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Money talks.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

There are two sides to every question.

Keep your chin up.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Better safe than sorry.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Haste makes waste.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Never tell tales out of school.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Pride comes before a fall.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

All roads lead to Rome.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Forgive and forget.

Don't rock the boat.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Clothes do not make the man.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

You can't always get what you want.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Bad news travels fast.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

If you build it, they will come.

Virtue is its own reward.

You are what you eat.

Even a worm will turn.

You are never too old to learn.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Two heads are better than one.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

It never rains but it pours.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Small things amuse small minds.

The leopard does not change his spots.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

The bigger, the better.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Count your blessings.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Good things come to those who wait.

Don't get mad, get even.

Less is more.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Third time lucky.

What goes up must come down.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Blood is thicker than water.

A watched pot never boils.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A golden key can open any door.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Horses for courses.

East, west, home's best.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Go the extra mile.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Keep your powder dry.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Walls have ears.

You can't take it with you.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

The wages of sin is death.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

The more the merrier.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

All that glitters is not gold.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

You win some, you lose some.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Business before pleasure.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Pearls of wisdom.

All things must pass.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Only the good die young.

While there is life, there is hope.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Might is right.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You can't win them all.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

All the world loves a lover.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Time flies.

Practice makes perfect.

Beware the Ides of March.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Silence is golden.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The end justifies the means.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Do as I say, not as I do.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Moderation in all things.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Youth is wasted on the young.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

There's an exception to every rule.

One good deed deserves another.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Silence construes consent.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Little pitchers have big ears.

For everything there is a season.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

The best-laid plans go astray.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Like father, like son.