It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Less is more.

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

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Everyone has their price.

All's fair in love and war.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

If you build it, they will come.

You are what you eat.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

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

All's well that ends well.

Still waters run deep.

No man is an island.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Forgive and forget.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Time is money.

All that glitters is not gold.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

A watched pot never boils.

History repeats itself.

The early bird gets the worm.

Might is right.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Wonders will never cease.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't get mad, get even.

There's no time like the present.

Time is a great healer.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Business before pleasure.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

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

Better late than never.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

It's best to be on the safe side.

You can't take it with you.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

There's no place like home.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

The exception which proves the rule.

Make haste slowly.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Like father, like son.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Life begins at forty.

Waste not, want not.

One good deed deserves another.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

All you need is love.

Ignorance is bliss.

Fortune favours the brave.

Don't shoot the messenger.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Horses for courses.

The wages of sin is death.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A new broom sweeps clean.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A cat may look at a king.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

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

Moderation in all things.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Slow but sure.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

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

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Tomorrow is another day.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

Live and let live.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

What goes up must come down.

The leopard does not change his spots.

No pain, no gain.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Money is the root of all evil.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Fight the good fight.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The best things in life are free.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Seize the day.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Misery loves company.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

All good things must come to an end.

Share and share alike.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The age of miracles is past.

It takes two to tango.

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

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

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Each to their own.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A good man is hard to find.

Cheats never prosper.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Love is blind.

The best is the enemy of the good.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Appearances can be deceptive.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Youth is wasted on the young.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Money talks.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A man is known by his friends.

You can't always get what you want.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A house is not a home.

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

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

More haste, less speed.

Easy come, easy go.

Physician, heal thyself.

Talk is cheap.

Practice what you preach.

Count your blessings.

Revenge is sweet.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

You reap what you sow.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Virtue is its own reward.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

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

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

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Paddle your own canoe.

There's one born every minute.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Keep your chin up.

A fish always rots from the head.

To every thing there is a season.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Money makes the world go round.

An man's home is his castle.

Knowledge is power.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Go the extra mile.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Haste makes waste.

You win some, you lose some.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

There's an exception to every rule.

He who hesitates is lost.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It never rains but it pours.

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

If the cap fits, wear it.

Seek and you shall find.

Oil and water don't mix.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Every stick has two ends.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

Patience is a virtue.

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

Charity begins at home.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Pearls of wisdom.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Clothes do not make the man.

Third time lucky.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

First impressions are the most lasting.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A thing begun is half done.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The Devil is in the details.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

Quid pro quo.

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

The bigger, the better.

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

A bad penny always turns up.

A dog is a man's best friend.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Another day, another dollar.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

It's the singer not the song.

God helps those who help themselves.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The show must go on.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Love will find a way.

Never go to bed on an argument.

It's all grist to the mill.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't rock the boat.

The more the merrier.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A cat has nine lives.

Silence construes consent.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

One hand washes the other.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Great minds think alike.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It's never too late to mend.

All roads lead to Rome.

Good things come in small packages.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Many hands make light work.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Get out while the getting is good.

All good things come to those that wait.

Never speak ill of the dead.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Persuasion is better than force.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Only the good die young.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The truth will out.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The customer is always right.

It takes one to know one.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Enough is enough.

Only fools and horses work.

Life is what you make it.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Different strokes for different folks.

Faith will move mountains.

While there is life, there is hope.

No rest for the wicked.

Put your best foot forward.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Any port in a storm.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Money isn't everything.

For everything there is a season.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Learn to walk before you run.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Every picture tells a story.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Children and fools tell the truth.

To the victor go the spoils.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Less said, soon mended.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Two heads are better than one.

Actions speak louder than words.

Keep your powder dry.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A golden key can open any door.

Once a thief, always a thief.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Let well alone.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can't make bricks without straw.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

There's safety in numbers.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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

East, west, home's best.

Make love not war.

First come, first served.

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

Even a worm will turn.

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

Opposites attract.

There are two sides to every question.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Look before you leap.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Seeing is believing.

Grief divided is made lighter.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The best defence is a good offence.

Bad money drives out good.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

It's better to give than to receive.

Hide in plain sight.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Dead men tell no tales.

Manners maketh the man.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Needs must when the devil drives.

All things must pass.

Nothing succeeds like success.

It's never too late to mend.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Silence is golden.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

You can't win them all.

Birds of a feather flock together.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Beware the Ides of March.

Truth will out.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Give the Devil his due.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

Time and tide wait for no one.

The end justifies the means.

Time will tell.

Hope springs eternal.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Nine tailors make a man.

Speak as you find.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.