Nine tailors make a man.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

God helps those who help themselves.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

There's no place like home.

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Slow but sure.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Good things come in small packages.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The best things in life are free.

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

Life is what you make it.

Horses for courses.

Only the good die young.

Let bygones be bygones.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Good talk saves the food.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Practice makes perfect.

A person is known by the company they keep.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

A man is known by his friends.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Home is where the heart is.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

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

Pearls of wisdom.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Still waters run deep.

For everything there is a season.

Oil and water don't mix.

A word to the wise is enough.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

It takes two to tango.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The age of miracles is past.

Don't get mad, get even.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

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

All you need is love.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Love makes the world go round.

All good things must come to an end.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It's all grist to the mill.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Quid pro quo.

Truth will out.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Third time lucky.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Any port in a storm.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There's one born every minute.

Attack is the best form of defence.

All's fair in love and war.

Time flies.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

You can't take it with you.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There's no time like the present.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

There's an exception to every rule.

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

The truth will out.

The Devil looks after his own.

One hand washes the other.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

He who hesitates is lost.

A cat may look at a king.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Moderation in all things.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

East, west, home's best.

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

There are two sides to every question.

You reap what you sow.

First come, first served.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Fortune favours the brave.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Might is right.

Live and learn.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Only fools and horses work.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

No rest for the wicked.

Nothing new under the sun.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Honesty is the best policy.

Beggars can't be choosers.

What goes up must come down.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

What goes around comes around.

Every dog has its day.

All things must pass.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Dead men tell no tales.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Good things come to those who wait.

Get out while the getting is good.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Money is the root of all evil.

Less said, soon mended.

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

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

Live and let live.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

No man is an island.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Physician, heal thyself.

Make love not war.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

All roads lead to Rome.

The customer is always right.

Give the Devil his due.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Count your blessings.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Half a loaf is better than none.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Shrouds have no pockets.

East is east, and west is west.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Misery loves company.

Ignorance is bliss.

If you build it, they will come.

There's safety in numbers.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Waste not, want not.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

The exception which proves the rule.

Share and share alike.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Haste makes waste.

Money talks.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

No pain, no gain.

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Life begins at forty.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Time is money.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Hope springs eternal.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Keep your chin up.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Put your best foot forward.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Keep your powder dry.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

No man can serve two masters.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Business before pleasure.

Go the extra mile.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Seeing is believing.

Learn to walk before you run.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

The bigger, the better.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

It's never too late to mend.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A thing begun is half done.

The more the merrier.

Forgive and forget.

Each to their own.

All that glitters is not gold.

Manners maketh the man.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Accidents will happen.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Revenge is sweet.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The early bird gets the worm.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't throw good money after bad.

An army marches on its stomach.

Love is blind.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Silence construes consent.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Virtue is its own reward.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Bad news travels fast.

While there is life, there is hope.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Out of sight, out of mind.

There is honour among thieves.

Everyone has their price.

A bad penny always turns up.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Hide in plain sight.

More haste, less speed.

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Even a worm will turn.

Another day, another dollar.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Never speak ill of the dead.

You win some, you lose some.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Time will tell.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Opposites attract.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

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

Like father, like son.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

No news is good news.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Every stick has two ends.

The show must go on.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

The leopard does not change his spots.

Fight the good fight.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Small things amuse small minds.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Faith will move mountains.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

Never tell tales out of school.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

All's well that ends well.

Clothes do not make the man.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Enough is enough.

A golden key can open any door.

Talk is cheap.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Tomorrow is another day.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There's no fool like an old fool.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Don't rock the boat.

A watched pot never boils.

All good things come to those that wait.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

An man's home is his castle.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Give credit where credit is due.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Look before you leap.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

First things first.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It's better to give than to receive.

Patience is a virtue.

Beware the Ides of March.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Money makes the world go round.

Make haste slowly.

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

Seize the day.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The Devil is in the details.

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

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The end justifies the means.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

All the world loves a lover.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Knowledge is power.

Big fish eat little fish.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Practice what you preach.

Love will find a way.

You can't win them all.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A house is not a home.

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

Fight fire with fire.

Less is more.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Many hands make light work.

Like father, like son.

Walls have ears.

Persuasion is better than force.

It goes without saying.

Pride comes before a fall.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

You are what you eat.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.