Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Blood is thicker than water.

Home is where the heart is.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Love will find a way.

A thing begun is half done.

An man's home is his castle.

You can't always get what you want.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There is honour among thieves.

Tomorrow is another day.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Misery loves company.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Wonders will never cease.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Life begins at forty.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's one born every minute.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

Make haste slowly.

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

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

You are never too old to learn.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Make love not war.

Clothes do not make the man.

Business before pleasure.

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

The age of miracles is past.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

It goes without saying.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

There's no fool like an old fool.

There's an exception to every rule.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Time is a great healer.

One hand washes the other.

Accidents will happen.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The Devil is in the details.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Never tell tales out of school.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Put your best foot forward.

A bad penny always turns up.

A good man is hard to find.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Possession is nine points of the law.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Beauty is only skin deep.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Still waters run deep.

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

Knowledge is power.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Go the extra mile.

It's best to be on the safe side.

To the victor go the spoils.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Forgive and forget.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Paddle your own canoe.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Manners maketh the man.

The bigger, the better.

Learn to walk before you run.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

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

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

There's no time like the present.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

There's safety in numbers.

What goes up must come down.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Life is what you make it.

The more the merrier.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

A miss is as good as a mile.

All things must pass.

If you build it, they will come.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

You reap what you sow.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Honesty is the best policy.

Patience is a virtue.

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

The best things in life are free.

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

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

Small things amuse small minds.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

For everything there is a season.

All the world loves a lover.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Another day, another dollar.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Get out while the getting is good.

You are what you eat.

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

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The wages of sin is death.

Charity begins at home.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Moderation in all things.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Time flies.

The exception which proves the rule.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A watched pot never boils.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Even a worm will turn.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

While there is life, there is hope.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Appearances can be deceptive.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Always put your best foot forward.

No rest for the wicked.

An army marches on its stomach.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don't shoot the messenger.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Truth will out.

One good deed deserves another.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Waste not, want not.

Only the good die young.

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

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Bad news travels fast.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Love makes the world go round.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Less said, soon mended.

Every picture tells a story.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Hide in plain sight.

A fish always rots from the head.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Keep your chin up.

No man can serve two masters.

Talk is cheap.

Haste makes waste.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

All that glitters is not gold.

All good things come to those that wait.

Each to their own.

A house is not a home.

Keep your powder dry.

Time is money.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Every dog has its day.

Silence is golden.

Faith will move mountains.

Different strokes for different folks.

Stupid is as stupid does.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Bad money drives out good.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Live and learn.

Pride comes before a fall.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Speak as you find.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Opposites attract.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Time will tell.

To every thing there is a season.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Only fools and horses work.

Quid pro quo.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

The Devil looks after his own.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Give credit where credit is due.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Children and fools tell the truth.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Money makes the world go round.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Live and let live.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

You can't win them all.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

What can't be cured must be endured.

More haste, less speed.

Silence construes consent.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

All's well that ends well.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Practice what you preach.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

East, west, home's best.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Curiosity killed the cat.

He who hesitates is lost.

All's fair in love and war.

Dead men tell no tales.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

History repeats itself.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Money is the root of all evil.

Seize the day.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

The truth will out.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You win some, you lose some.

The customer is always right.

Physician, heal thyself.

The best-laid plans go astray.

East is east, and west is west.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Needs must when the devil drives.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

Good talk saves the food.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

The show must go on.

A word to the wise is enough.

When one door shuts, another opens.

First things first.

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

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

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Look before you leap.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Two heads are better than one.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

It takes two to tango.

Everyone has their price.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Many hands make light work.

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

Let the buyer beware.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Fight fire with fire.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It's better to give than to receive.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Give the Devil his due.

No pain, no gain.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Good things come in small packages.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Oil and water don't mix.

Better safe than sorry.

Money talks.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Ignorance is bliss.

Count your blessings.

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The end justifies the means.

Persuasion is better than force.

Fight the good fight.

There are two sides to every question.

Slow but sure.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The pen is mightier than sword.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Let bygones be bygones.

Share and share alike.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Let well alone.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Easy come, easy go.

Never speak ill of the dead.

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

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

All you need is love.

Practice makes perfect.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Enough is enough.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Might is right.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Great minds think alike.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

You can't take it with you.

Forewarned is forearmed.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The early bird gets the worm.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

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

Don't rock the boat.

Love is blind.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

No news is good news.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

It takes one to know one.

Horses for courses.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

A man is known by his friends.