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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Another day, another dollar.

The best things in life are free.

If you build it, they will come.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Make love not war.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

One good deed deserves another.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Variety is the spice of life.

Oil and water don't mix.

Keep your chin up.

There's safety in numbers.

East, west, home's best.

The truth will out.

Practice makes perfect.

A poor worker blames the tools.

One hand washes the other.

You reap what you sow.

Quid pro quo.

It's better to give than to receive.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Fight the good fight.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Time will tell.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Dead men tell no tales.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Seek and you shall find.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

First impressions are the most lasting.

All that glitters is not gold.

All the world loves a lover.

Let well alone.

Waste not, want not.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

All things must pass.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Give the Devil his due.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Needs must when the devil drives.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

You can't win them all.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's never too late to mend.

Cheats never prosper.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Each to their own.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Great minds think alike.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

The more the merrier.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Always put your best foot forward.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It never rains but it pours.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A fish always rots from the head.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Every picture tells a story.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Love is blind.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Nothing new under the sun.

All you need is love.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Grief divided is made lighter.

You win some, you lose some.

Strike while the iron is hot.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Never tell tales out of school.

Keep your powder dry.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Only fools and horses work.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Revenge is sweet.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

Two heads are better than one.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Speak as you find.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Physician, heal thyself.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The wages of sin is death.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Small things amuse small minds.

There are two sides to every question.

A word to the wise is enough.

Shrouds have no pockets.

The exception which proves the rule.

Less is more.

Manners maketh the man.

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

Money talks.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

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

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Crime doesn't pay.

Half a loaf is better than none.

An man's home is his castle.

A golden key can open any door.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Pearls of wisdom.

Attack is the best form of defence.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Different strokes for different folks.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

It's the singer not the song.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Let bygones be bygones.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Seeing is believing.

There's no place like home.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Hope springs eternal.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

First things first.

Life is what you make it.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Marriages are made in heaven.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Put your best foot forward.

Knowledge is power.

Faith will move mountains.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Opposites attract.

Paddle your own canoe.

There's no time like the present.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Moderation in all things.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Go the extra mile.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

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

You are what you eat.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Every stick has two ends.

Time is money.

The age of miracles is past.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Birds of a feather flock together.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

All's well that ends well.

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

All roads lead to Rome.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

The bigger, the better.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

It takes two to tango.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A man is known by his friends.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

You can't take it with you.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Money makes the world go round.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Horses for courses.

Time flies.

Many hands make light work.

To every thing there is a season.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

Love will find a way.

There's an exception to every rule.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Possession is nine points of the law.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Better safe than sorry.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

Silence construes consent.

Good talk saves the food.

No man can serve two masters.

For everything there is a season.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Never give a sucker an even break.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Bad news travels fast.

Still waters run deep.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

Charity begins at home.

Don't rock the boat.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Might is right.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Laughter is the best medicine.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

More haste, less speed.

Share and share alike.

Live and learn.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't get mad, get even.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Pride comes before a fall.

Patience is a virtue.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The best defence is a good offence.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

Everyone has their price.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The Devil is in the details.

Truth will out.

A dog is a man's best friend.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

There's no smoke without fire.

Tomorrow is another day.

Slow but sure.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

Third time lucky.

Clothes do not make the man.

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

No rest for the wicked.

The best is the enemy of the good.

What goes around comes around.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The show must go on.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Good things come in small packages.

Practice what you preach.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Look before you leap.

An army marches on its stomach.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

No pain, no gain.

Never speak ill of the dead.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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

The end justifies the means.

Fight fire with fire.

A good man is hard to find.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Seize the day.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There's no fool like an old fool.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Haste makes waste.

A thing begun is half done.

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Home is where the heart is.

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

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

God helps those who help themselves.

He who hesitates is lost.

Wonders will never cease.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

Like father, like son.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Forgive and forget.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Nine tailors make a man.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Walls have ears.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Silence is golden.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Bad money drives out good.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Enough is as good as a feast.

You can't make bricks without straw.

There is honour among thieves.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

Fortune favours the brave.

Business before pleasure.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Accidents will happen.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

It takes one to know one.

Every dog has its day.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

No man is an island.

You can't always get what you want.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

No news is good news.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

Money isn't everything.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

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

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Less said, soon mended.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

You are never too old to learn.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Virtue is its own reward.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Learn to walk before you run.

To the victor go the spoils.

It goes without saying.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

All's fair in love and war.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Talk is cheap.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Good things come to those who wait.

Life begins at forty.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Great minds think alike.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

A bad penny always turns up.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Big fish eat little fish.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

When one door shuts, another opens.