A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Manners maketh the man.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Money isn't everything.

Go the extra mile.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Charity begins at home.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Count your blessings.

East is east, and west is west.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

Might is right.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Slow but sure.

Seeing is believing.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Misery loves company.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

It's never too late to mend.

Big fish eat little fish.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

No man is an island.

There are two sides to every question.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Wonders will never cease.

Actions speak louder than words.

To every thing there is a season.

All good things must come to an end.

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

First things first.

Small things amuse small minds.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Only the good die young.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Money talks.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Every dog has its day.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Put your best foot forward.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Even a worm will turn.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Love is blind.

Clothes do not make the man.

Look before you leap.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You can't always get what you want.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Knowledge is power.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

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

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

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

It takes one to know one.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

You reap what you sow.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

The best defence is a good offence.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Opposites attract.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

You can't win them all.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

It never rains but it pours.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't rock the boat.

Let the buyer beware.

One good deed deserves another.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

To the victor go the spoils.

Let bygones be bygones.

Get out while the getting is good.

Attack is the best form of defence.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

A cat may look at a king.

There's an exception to every rule.

A cat has nine lives.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Pearls of wisdom.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Life is what you make it.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Better late than never.

Good talk saves the food.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Another day, another dollar.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The customer is always right.

First come, first served.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Less is more.

You can't take it with you.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Many hands make light work.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

A watched pot never boils.

There is honour among thieves.

The bigger, the better.

Bad money drives out good.

Keep your powder dry.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

East, west, home's best.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

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

More haste, less speed.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

All things must pass.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

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

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Man does not live by bread alone.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Time is a great healer.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Fortune favours the brave.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Each to their own.

Hope springs eternal.

All the world loves a lover.

Enough is enough.

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

A man is known by his friends.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

One hand washes the other.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Bad news travels fast.

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

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

It goes without saying.

Seek and you shall find.

Horses for courses.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Ignorance is bliss.

The wages of sin is death.

All good things come to those that wait.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

He who hesitates is lost.

Every stick has two ends.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Once bitten, twice shy.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Nothing succeeds like success.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Always put your best foot forward.

Like father, like son.

The more the merrier.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

The age of miracles is past.

Tomorrow never comes.

Revenge is sweet.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

The best things in life are free.

No man can serve two masters.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Moderation in all things.

Silence construes consent.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A word to the wise is enough.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Two heads are better than one.

You are never too old to learn.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Share and share alike.

A dog is a man's best friend.

You win some, you lose some.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Waste not, want not.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Money is the root of all evil.

Time is money.

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

Make love not war.

Every picture tells a story.

Time flies.

What can't be cured must be endured.

All's well that ends well.

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

Keep your chin up.

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

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Talk is cheap.

A house is not a home.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

No news is good news.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Cheats never prosper.

What goes around comes around.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Virtue is its own reward.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

There's a time and a place for everything.

The Devil looks after his own.

Haste makes waste.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

The show must go on.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

There's no place like home.

All you need is love.

No pain, no gain.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Speak as you find.

Forgive and forget.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Different strokes for different folks.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Time will tell.

There's no time like the present.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

The Devil is in the details.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Practice what you preach.

Only fools and horses work.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Make hay while the sun shines.

For everything there is a season.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

A bad penny always turns up.

A thing begun is half done.

There's safety in numbers.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

All's fair in love and war.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It takes two to tango.

Physician, heal thyself.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Love makes the world go round.

There is no accounting for tastes.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Still waters run deep.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

The truth will out.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

The early bird gets the worm.

Everyone has their price.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

Walls have ears.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let well alone.

A leopard can't change its spots.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Hide in plain sight.

Learn to walk before you run.

Truth will out.

Oil and water don't mix.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It's all grist to the mill.

Better safe than sorry.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Live and let live.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Accidents will happen.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Faith will move mountains.

You are what you eat.

Love will find a way.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Pride comes before a fall.

Home is where the heart is.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Good things come in small packages.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

It's the singer not the song.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Any port in a storm.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Third time lucky.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Live and learn.

Give the Devil his due.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Beggars can't be choosers.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Money makes the world go round.

Quid pro quo.

What goes up must come down.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Easy come, easy go.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Laughter is the best medicine.

A fish always rots from the head.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

History repeats itself.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

A golden key can open any door.