Beauty is only skin deep.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Wonders will never cease.

Silence construes consent.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Slow and steady wins the race.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

More haste, less speed.

Business before pleasure.

There's no smoke without fire.

What goes around comes around.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Let well alone.

Oil and water don't mix.

Opposites attract.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Manners maketh the man.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Life begins at forty.

The bigger, the better.

Virtue is its own reward.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

First come, first served.

Ignorance is bliss.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Slow but sure.

Many hands make light work.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

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

If you build it, they will come.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Even a worm will turn.

A cat may look at a king.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Enough is enough.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Quid pro quo.

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

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

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

All things must pass.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Talk is cheap.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

God helps those who help themselves.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

All that glitters is not gold.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Always put your best foot forward.

It goes without saying.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Nothing succeeds like success.

It's all grist to the mill.

A good man is hard to find.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Children should be seen and not heard.

A house is not a home.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

The early bird gets the worm.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Tomorrow never comes.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Crime doesn't pay.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Physician, heal thyself.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Great minds think alike.

Persuasion is better than force.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The leopard does not change his spots.

All good things come to those that wait.

All's well that ends well.

Put your best foot forward.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

All the world loves a lover.

Moderation in all things.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Money isn't everything.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Another day, another dollar.

The age of miracles is past.

Every stick has two ends.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A fish always rots from the head.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Share and share alike.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Time is money.

All's fair in love and war.

Seek and you shall find.

It's never too late to mend.

No rest for the wicked.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Make haste slowly.

Only fools and horses work.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Better safe than sorry.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

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

The end justifies the means.

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

Bad money drives out good.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Still waters run deep.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

There's safety in numbers.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

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

Forgive and forget.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Different strokes for different folks.

It's better to give than to receive.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Every dog has its day.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

When the cat's away the mice will play.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

All good things must come to an end.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Home is where the heart is.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Cheats never prosper.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

There is honour among thieves.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

You reap what you sow.

Two heads are better than one.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Nine tailors make a man.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Any port in a storm.

Give credit where credit is due.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Marriages are made in heaven.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

Easy come, easy go.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Third time lucky.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

No pain, no gain.

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

A man is known by his friends.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Revenge is sweet.

Don't get mad, get even.

Knowledge is power.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

You can have too much of a good thing.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Patience is a virtue.

Good talk saves the food.

It takes two to tango.

One good deed deserves another.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Accidents will happen.

Look before you leap.

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

Money talks.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

It never rains but it pours.

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

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

A golden key can open any door.

Misery loves company.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Each to their own.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Good things come in small packages.

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

Time is a great healer.

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

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

Love will find a way.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Bad news travels fast.

Might is right.

While there is life, there is hope.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Less is more.

Live and let live.

The best things in life are free.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The show must go on.

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

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

To the victor go the spoils.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

The customer is always right.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Fortune favours the brave.

No news is good news.

Seeing is believing.

Never tell tales out of school.

Like father, like son.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

First things first.

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

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

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

You are what you eat.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Money makes the world go round.

Dead men tell no tales.

Hide in plain sight.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

Go the extra mile.

Make love not war.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Money is the root of all evil.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Keep your chin up.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

You can't win them all.

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Better late than never.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A word to the wise is enough.

Big fish eat little fish.

All publicity is good publicity.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Charity begins at home.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Never speak ill of the dead.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

You can't always get what you want.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

One hand washes the other.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Pride comes before a fall.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nothing new under the sun.

Walls have ears.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Fight the good fight.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

A cat has nine lives.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Every picture tells a story.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

There is no accounting for tastes.

What can't be cured must be endured.

History repeats itself.

Small things amuse small minds.

Beware the Ides of March.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The exception which proves the rule.

Haste makes waste.

Less said, soon mended.

You win some, you lose some.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

There are two sides to every question.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Seize the day.

There's no time like the present.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Faith will move mountains.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Keep your powder dry.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Horses for courses.

Let bygones be bygones.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Give the Devil his due.

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

The more the merrier.

Variety is the spice of life.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The Devil looks after his own.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Time flies.

Don't rock the boat.

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

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

Love is blind.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

It takes one to know one.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

The wages of sin is death.

There's one born every minute.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Actions speak louder than words.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Practice what you preach.

Truth will out.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

An man's home is his castle.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

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.

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

Only the good die young.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Hope springs eternal.

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Honesty is the best policy.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

You are never too old to learn.

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

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

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Silence is golden.

Life is what you make it.

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

Count your blessings.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Good things come to those who wait.

Fight fire with fire.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

No man is an island.

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Speak as you find.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Everyone has their price.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

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

Live and learn.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.