Youth is wasted on the young.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Always put your best foot forward.

Put your best foot forward.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Curiosity killed the cat.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Waste not, want not.

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

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Big fish eat little fish.

No man is an island.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Keep your chin up.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

The more the merrier.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A thing begun is half done.

Let well alone.

No rest for the wicked.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Easy come, easy go.

What can't be cured must be endured.

God helps those who help themselves.

Learn to walk before you run.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

While there is life, there is hope.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Money isn't everything.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Oil and water don't mix.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Many hands make light work.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

All good things must come to an end.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Horses for courses.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Count your blessings.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Every dog has its day.

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

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

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

Go the extra mile.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Fight fire with fire.

A cat may look at a king.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Share and share alike.

You can't win them all.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Haste makes waste.

Small things amuse small minds.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Ignorance is bliss.

Less said, soon mended.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

More haste, less speed.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Manners maketh the man.

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

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

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

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

All roads lead to Rome.

Good things come in small packages.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Pride comes before a fall.

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

For everything there is a season.

The customer is always right.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Better late than never.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Talk is cheap.

Out of sight, out of mind.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Each to their own.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The show must go on.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

You are what you eat.

The Devil looks after his own.

One good deed deserves another.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Time is a great healer.

Every stick has two ends.

Silence construes consent.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Make love not war.

A man is known by his friends.

The best things in life are free.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Let the buyer beware.

Like father, like son.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Truth will out.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Give credit where credit is due.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Make haste slowly.

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

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

Virtue is its own reward.

The age of miracles is past.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Love will find a way.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

What goes up must come down.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Variety is the spice of life.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Honesty is the best policy.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Less is more.

Third time lucky.

Faith will move mountains.

Opposites attract.

There are two sides to every question.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

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

Only the good die young.

Enough is enough.

Live and learn.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

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

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Might is right.

Never give a sucker an even break.

East is east, and west is west.

Different strokes for different folks.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

The early bird gets the worm.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

You can't take it with you.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Quid pro quo.

Dead men tell no tales.

Children and fools tell the truth.

All you need is love.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Knowledge is power.

Wonders will never cease.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There is honour among thieves.

Misery loves company.

Give the Devil his due.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

There's safety in numbers.

Possession is nine points of the law.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Revenge is sweet.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There's no place like home.

Beggars can't be choosers.

A picture paints a thousand words.

A miss is as good as a mile.

East, west, home's best.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Only fools and horses work.

Look before you leap.

Great minds think alike.

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

All's fair in love and war.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

Even a worm will turn.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Fight the good fight.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It's better to give than to receive.

Bad money drives out good.

No pain, no gain.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Seize the day.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Business before pleasure.

The end justifies the means.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A good man is hard to find.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Tomorrow never comes.

You can't always get what you want.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Bad news travels fast.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Cheats never prosper.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Money makes the world go round.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Every picture tells a story.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Any port in a storm.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

An army marches on its stomach.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Love is blind.

It's never too late to mend.

A house is not a home.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

All's well that ends well.

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

Life begins at forty.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Money talks.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

There is no accounting for tastes.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Moderation in all things.

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

It takes two to tango.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The wages of sin is death.

First things first.

Fortune favours the brave.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

There's one born every minute.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Everyone has their price.

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Keep your powder dry.

Marriages are made in heaven.

It never rains but it pours.

One hand washes the other.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

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

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Life is what you make it.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Still waters run deep.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Walls have ears.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Speak as you find.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The Devil is in the details.

Get out while the getting is good.

The truth will out.

First come, first served.

Never tell tales out of school.

There's an exception to every rule.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

Beware the Ides of March.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Time will tell.

You win some, you lose some.

A golden key can open any door.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Forgive and forget.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

No man can serve two masters.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Hope springs eternal.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Seek and you shall find.

Actions speak louder than words.

Let bygones be bygones.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

All the world loves a lover.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Shrouds have no pockets.

You reap what you sow.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Good talk saves the food.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A bad penny always turns up.

Love makes the world go round.

The bigger, the better.

Don't rock the boat.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't throw good money after bad.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Practice makes perfect.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Time is money.

Pearls of wisdom.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Slow but sure.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Tomorrow is another day.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Once a thief, always a thief.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A word to the wise is enough.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There's no smoke without fire.

Two heads are better than one.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Don't get mad, get even.

He who hesitates is lost.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Physician, heal thyself.