Time is a great healer.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Good things come to those who wait.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Pearls of wisdom.

Give credit where credit is due.

One good deed deserves another.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

More haste, less speed.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Enough is enough.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

East, west, home's best.

Less said, soon mended.

Faith will move mountains.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The early bird gets the worm.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Silence construes consent.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Like father, like son.

You reap what you sow.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Accidents will happen.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The wages of sin is death.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Count your blessings.

Money makes the world go round.

One hand washes the other.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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

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

Everyone has their price.

Waste not, want not.

Walls have ears.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Truth will out.

All's fair in love and war.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Live and let live.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

It takes two to tango.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Patience is a virtue.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Once bitten, twice shy.

A poor worker blames the tools.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The customer is always right.

Seek and you shall find.

What goes up must come down.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Quid pro quo.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Youth is wasted on the young.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Let bygones be bygones.

Slow and steady wins the race.

No pain, no gain.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

There's no fool like an old fool.

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

Possession is nine points of the law.

What goes around comes around.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Better safe than sorry.

Fight the good fight.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Get out while the getting is good.

Beware the Ides of March.

Many hands make light work.

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

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

The show must go on.

Time will tell.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Two heads are better than one.

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

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Cheats never prosper.

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

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

If you can't be good, be careful.

The Devil is in the details.

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

A watched pot never boils.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Tomorrow is another day.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Hope springs eternal.

Haste makes waste.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

First come, first served.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Look before you leap.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Opposites attract.

Let the dead bury the dead.

All that glitters is not gold.

There's one born every minute.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

Manners maketh the man.

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

All things must pass.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Only fools and horses work.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Money talks.

For everything there is a season.

Actions speak louder than words.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Learn to walk before you run.

Half a loaf is better than none.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Small things amuse small minds.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Never tell tales out of school.

You can't win them all.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There's no place like home.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

Life begins at forty.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The best things in life are free.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

A bad penny always turns up.

A golden key can open any door.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

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

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Oil and water don't mix.

Every dog has its day.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Children and fools tell the truth.

While there is life, there is hope.

Business before pleasure.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Little pitchers have big ears.

The end justifies the means.

You can't always get what you want.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Less is more.

You can't take it with you.

Never give a sucker an even break.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Misery loves company.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

Tomorrow never comes.

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

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

All's well that ends well.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Speak as you find.

The bigger, the better.

Handsome is as handsome does.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Needs must when the devil drives.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You are what you eat.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Still waters run deep.

Christmas comes but once a year.

An man's home is his castle.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Fortune favours the brave.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Let the buyer beware.

Time and tide wait for no one.

A man is known by his friends.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Time flies.

Nothing new under the sun.

Once a thief, always a thief.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Money isn't everything.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Live and learn.

First things first.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Clothes do not make the man.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Each to their own.

Nine tailors make a man.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Don't rock the boat.

A cat has nine lives.

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

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

Fight fire with fire.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Bad news travels fast.

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

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

Let the punishment fit the crime.

A fish always rots from the head.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The truth will out.

History repeats itself.

There's safety in numbers.

Don't throw good money after bad.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Virtue is its own reward.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

It's all grist to the mill.

Dead men tell no tales.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

It's the singer not the song.

Slow but sure.

No man is an island.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

It's never too late to mend.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Let well alone.

Time is money.

Love will find a way.

Different strokes for different folks.

Only the good die young.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

Practice what you preach.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

No rest for the wicked.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

All the world loves a lover.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Any port in a storm.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Always put your best foot forward.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Honesty is the best policy.

Life is what you make it.

All roads lead to Rome.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Keep your chin up.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Share and share alike.

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

Put your best foot forward.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Home is where the heart is.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There's an exception to every rule.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Make haste slowly.

The more the merrier.

Pride comes before a fall.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

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

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Make hay while the sun shines.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Crime doesn't pay.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

No man can serve two masters.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It never rains but it pours.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Revenge is sweet.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Wonders will never cease.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Make love not war.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Charity begins at home.

Good fences make good neighbours.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Another day, another dollar.

Good things come in small packages.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Practice makes perfect.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Talk is cheap.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Better late than never.

Good talk saves the food.

It takes one to know one.

It goes without saying.

History repeats itself.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Moderation in all things.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Might is right.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

The best defence is a good offence.

Forgive and forget.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

All publicity is good publicity.

You win some, you lose some.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

An army marches on its stomach.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Big fish eat little fish.

Horses for courses.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Ignorance is bliss.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Grief divided is made lighter.

No news is good news.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

East is east, and west is west.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Every stick has two ends.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Great minds think alike.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Time flies.

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

Don't get mad, get even.

A cat may look at a king.