A cat may look at a king.

Silence is golden.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

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

An man's home is his castle.

All's fair in love and war.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Accidents will happen.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

All publicity is good publicity.

Never tell tales out of school.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

You can't take it with you.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Give credit where credit is due.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

All the world loves a lover.

Good fences make good neighbours.

More haste, less speed.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Seeing is believing.

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

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

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

A thing begun is half done.

Time is money.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Moderation in all things.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Make love not war.

Silence construes consent.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Oil and water don't mix.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Life is what you make it.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Any port in a storm.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Actions speak louder than words.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A person is known by the company they keep.

To the victor go the spoils.

Manners maketh the man.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Every stick has two ends.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Time flies.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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

Practice makes perfect.

If you build it, they will come.

The Devil looks after his own.

Only the good die young.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Tomorrow never comes.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

All's well that ends well.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Look before you leap.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Hope springs eternal.

Count your blessings.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Quid pro quo.

Enough is enough.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Wonders will never cease.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Faith will move mountains.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

There's no place like home.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

To every thing there is a season.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

It's the singer not the song.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Stupid is as stupid does.

All you need is love.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Beggars can't be choosers.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Even a worm will turn.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Time will tell.

All good things come to those that wait.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

There are two sides to every question.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Let bygones be bygones.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Everyone has their price.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Love makes the world go round.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Many hands make light work.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Crime doesn't pay.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The early bird gets the worm.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

No man can serve two masters.

The end justifies the means.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Love will find a way.

The best things in life are free.

Children should be seen and not heard.

You reap what you sow.

Clothes do not make the man.

Business before pleasure.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Good things come to those who wait.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Keep your powder dry.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

What goes around comes around.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

There is honour among thieves.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Practice what you preach.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

You are never too old to learn.

Small things amuse small minds.

First things first.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't change horses in midstream.

What goes up must come down.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The Devil is in the details.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

It goes without saying.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't rock the boat.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Good talk saves the food.

It's all grist to the mill.

Waste not, want not.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Fight the good fight.

Opposites attract.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Keep your chin up.

Cheats never prosper.

Better safe than sorry.

Easy come, easy go.

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

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

Bad news travels fast.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You can have too much of a good thing.

History repeats itself.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

For everything there is a season.

Knowledge is power.

You can't win them all.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't get mad, get even.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Talk is cheap.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Every dog has its day.

Like father, like son.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

All things must pass.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Two heads are better than one.

There's no time like the present.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Pearls of wisdom.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The wages of sin is death.

The exception which proves the rule.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Less is more.

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

It takes two to tango.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Different strokes for different folks.

No man is an island.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Money talks.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Walls have ears.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Do as I say, not as I do.

While there is life, there is hope.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Seek and you shall find.

Good things come in small packages.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Money isn't everything.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Hide in plain sight.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

If the cap fits, wear it.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

All roads lead to Rome.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Slow but sure.

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

Life begins at forty.

It takes one to know one.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Each to their own.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

East is east, and west is west.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A good man is hard to find.

All good things must come to an end.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Every picture tells a story.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

Third time lucky.

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

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

A bad penny always turns up.

All that glitters is not gold.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

The truth will out.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Give the Devil his due.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The more the merrier.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

Speak as you find.

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

Better late than never.

It never rains but it pours.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The bigger, the better.

Persuasion is better than force.

Still waters run deep.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

An army marches on its stomach.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There's one born every minute.

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

Forgive and forget.

You are what you eat.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A man is known by his friends.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Paddle your own canoe.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A word to the wise is enough.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Money makes the world go round.

One good deed deserves another.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Blood is thicker than water.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

The customer is always right.

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

Make haste slowly.

It's better to give than to receive.

Only fools and horses work.

Get out while the getting is good.

Less said, soon mended.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Live and let live.

Home is where the heart is.

Go the extra mile.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Let the buyer beware.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

First come, first served.

It's never too late to mend.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

East, west, home's best.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

The best defence is a good offence.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Might is right.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Let well alone.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The age of miracles is past.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Horses for courses.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Misery loves company.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

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

Look before you leap.

You win some, you lose some.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Truth will out.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.