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

Like father, like son.

Charity begins at home.

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

Put your best foot forward.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

One swallow does not a summer make.

A word to the wise is enough.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

No news is good news.

Patience is a virtue.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Good things come in small packages.

Any port in a storm.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Forgive and forget.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You reap what you sow.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Keep your chin up.

Actions speak louder than words.

Horses for courses.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Better late than never.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Might is right.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

East is east, and west is west.

Accidents will happen.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

No man is an island.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Third time lucky.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

One hand washes the other.

You are what you eat.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Bad money drives out good.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The bigger, the better.

A cat has nine lives.

Business before pleasure.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Speak as you find.

Even a worm will turn.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Seek and you shall find.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

You can't make bricks without straw.

Silence is golden.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A man is known by his friends.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Big fish eat little fish.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Many hands make light work.

Only the good die young.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

History repeats itself.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

All good things must come to an end.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Wonders will never cease.

Forewarned is forearmed.

All the world loves a lover.

No pain, no gain.

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

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Make love not war.

Get out while the getting is good.

All's fair in love and war.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Slow but sure.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A cat may look at a king.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Money makes the world go round.

Give the Devil his due.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Easy come, easy go.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Seize the day.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

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

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Revenge is sweet.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

The show must go on.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Walls have ears.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Still waters run deep.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The Devil is in the details.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Life begins at forty.

Virtue is its own reward.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Let bygones be bygones.

Count your blessings.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Time is money.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

To every thing there is a season.

Fight the good fight.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Time is a great healer.

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

Seeing is believing.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You can't take it with you.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Variety is the spice of life.

Quid pro quo.

Let well alone.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

All that glitters is not gold.

While there is life, there is hope.

First things first.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Waste not, want not.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

An army marches on its stomach.

Opposites attract.

Money isn't everything.

There's no time like the present.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

A leopard can't change its spots.

The exception which proves the rule.

There's safety in numbers.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Time will tell.

What goes up must come down.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Live and let live.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Fortune favours the brave.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The Devil looks after his own.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Truth will out.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Don't rock the boat.

What goes around comes around.

Ignorance is bliss.

There's one born every minute.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Live and learn.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

More haste, less speed.

Two heads are better than one.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

A house is not a home.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Persuasion is better than force.

Hope springs eternal.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

All good things come to those that wait.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A miss is as good as a mile.

You can't always get what you want.

The best defence is a good offence.

Tomorrow never comes.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

The end justifies the means.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The truth will out.

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

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Nine tailors make a man.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The wages of sin is death.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Faith will move mountains.

Less is more.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

There are two sides to every question.

There is honour among thieves.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Every dog has its day.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Crime doesn't pay.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Every picture tells a story.

For everything there is a season.

Better safe than sorry.

The pen is mightier than sword.

You are never too old to learn.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Beware the Ides of March.

Another day, another dollar.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

One good deed deserves another.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You win some, you lose some.

The early bird gets the worm.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

There's no place like home.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Share and share alike.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Needs must when the devil drives.

A thing begun is half done.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Misery loves company.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

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

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Shrouds have no pockets.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't get mad, get even.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Money talks.

Tomorrow is another day.

No rest for the wicked.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It takes one to know one.

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

Life is what you make it.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It never rains but it pours.

Look before you leap.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The more the merrier.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Haste makes waste.

Practice what you preach.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Everyone has their price.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

He who hesitates is lost.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It takes two to tango.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Great minds think alike.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Manners maketh the man.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Less said, soon mended.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

The customer is always right.

Oil and water don't mix.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Each to their own.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Love is blind.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

All things must pass.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Time flies.

All's well that ends well.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Handsome is as handsome does.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

If you build it, they will come.

Love will find a way.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The best things in life are free.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Enough is enough.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Practice makes perfect.

A good man is hard to find.

When one door shuts, another opens.

There's an exception to every rule.

Pearls of wisdom.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Moderation in all things.

It's the singer not the song.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

No man can serve two masters.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Pride comes before a fall.

Horses for courses.

You can't win them all.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Dead men tell no tales.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's no smoke without fire.

East, west, home's best.

A golden key can open any door.

A person is known by the company they keep.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Silence construes consent.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.