Misery loves company.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Patience is a virtue.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Talk is cheap.

One swallow does not a summer make.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

A new broom sweeps clean.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

All you need is love.

All things must pass.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Love is blind.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Keep your powder dry.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Easy come, easy go.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Time flies.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Never tell tales out of school.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

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

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Small things amuse small minds.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

East, west, home's best.

It's never too late to mend.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Great minds think alike.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

He who hesitates is lost.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Persuasion is better than force.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Haste makes waste.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Only the good die young.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Time is money.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Don't rock the boat.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

You can't win them all.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Ignorance is bliss.

The show must go on.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Half a loaf is better than none.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Moderation in all things.

Quid pro quo.

Dead men tell no tales.

Nothing new under the sun.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

No news is good news.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Good things come in small packages.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A thing begun is half done.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Every picture tells a story.

A watched pot never boils.

Seize the day.

All's well that ends well.

Physician, heal thyself.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

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

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Slow but sure.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Love makes the world go round.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Every stick has two ends.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

There are two sides to every question.

All's fair in love and war.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

A house is not a home.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Count your blessings.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

What goes around comes around.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The best defence is a good offence.

A man is known by his friends.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

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

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The more the merrier.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

There's an exception to every rule.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Two heads are better than one.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The Devil looks after his own.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Any port in a storm.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Clothes do not make the man.

Variety is the spice of life.

Still waters run deep.

Pride comes before a fall.

Hide in plain sight.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

You can have too much of a good thing.

East is east, and west is west.

Let the buyer beware.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The wages of sin is death.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Look before you leap.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The bigger, the better.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Oil and water don't mix.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Like father, like son.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Practice what you preach.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Money isn't everything.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Another day, another dollar.

Third time lucky.

Little pitchers have big ears.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

There's safety in numbers.

Silence construes consent.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Hope springs eternal.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Always put your best foot forward.

Make love not war.

Nine tailors make a man.

Tomorrow is another day.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

It takes two to tango.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Revenge is sweet.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Virtue is its own reward.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The age of miracles is past.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A cat has nine lives.

There is honour among thieves.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Time is a great healer.

Share and share alike.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Many hands make light work.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

It's all grist to the mill.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Less said, soon mended.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

There's one born every minute.

Live and learn.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

No pain, no gain.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Cheats never prosper.

The best-laid plans go astray.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

First things first.

Go the extra mile.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Knowledge is power.

A cat may look at a king.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Speak as you find.

Opposites attract.

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

Walls have ears.

It's best to be on the safe side.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

You can't make bricks without straw.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Money talks.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Seeing is believing.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Life is what you make it.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Let bygones be bygones.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Live and let live.

Forgive and forget.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Only fools and horses work.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

It's the singer not the song.

One hand washes the other.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

All that glitters is not gold.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It goes without saying.

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

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

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Bad money drives out good.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You can't take it with you.

If you build it, they will come.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

No man is an island.

All publicity is good publicity.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Fortune favours the brave.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Everyone has their price.

Love will find a way.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Money makes the world go round.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A bad penny always turns up.

Life begins at forty.

It's better to give than to receive.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Better safe than sorry.

You can't always get what you want.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Waste not, want not.

Truth will out.

Charity begins at home.

Pearls of wisdom.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

You reap what you sow.

For everything there is a season.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

All roads lead to Rome.

Make haste slowly.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Money is the root of all evil.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Shrouds have no pockets.

No rest for the wicked.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Even a worm will turn.

Crime doesn't pay.

There's no place like home.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A word to the wise is enough.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Get out while the getting is good.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

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

Every dog has its day.

The truth will out.

You are what you eat.

Let well alone.

Business before pleasure.

Give credit where credit is due.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Fight fire with fire.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Faith will move mountains.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

You win some, you lose some.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

The best things in life are free.

Laughter is the best medicine.

All the world loves a lover.

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

A good man is hard to find.

There's no smoke without fire.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The pen is mightier than sword.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The end justifies the means.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Bad news travels fast.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

You are never too old to learn.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Out of sight, out of mind.

More haste, less speed.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

There's no time like the present.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.