You can't get blood out of a stone.

Live and learn.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

For everything there is a season.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

A house is not a home.

It's the singer not the song.

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

You can't take it with you.

If the cap fits, wear it.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Pride comes before a fall.

It takes two to tango.

No man can serve two masters.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A bad penny always turns up.

You are never too old to learn.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

No rest for the wicked.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Only the good die young.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

All good things come to those that wait.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

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

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

What goes around comes around.

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

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There's no fool like an old fool.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

Fight the good fight.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A miss is as good as a mile.

Practice what you preach.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Give credit where credit is due.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

All publicity is good publicity.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Wonders will never cease.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Patience is a virtue.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Waste not, want not.

Forgive and forget.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Seize the day.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

The pen is mightier than sword.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Go the extra mile.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Variety is the spice of life.

Good things come in small packages.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Share and share alike.

Let the buyer beware.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A man is known by his friends.

Walls have ears.

A cat has nine lives.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The leopard does not change his spots.

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

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

If you build it, they will come.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Two heads are better than one.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

An army marches on its stomach.

Slow but sure.

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

Many hands make light work.

Slow and steady wins the race.

East, west, home's best.

All that glitters is not gold.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Money talks.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The show must go on.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Talk is cheap.

No news is good news.

You win some, you lose some.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Oil and water don't mix.

Always put your best foot forward.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

You can't always get what you want.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Great minds think alike.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A cat may look at a king.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Opposites attract.

Love will find a way.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Knowledge is power.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Life begins at forty.

The best things in life are free.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

One hand washes the other.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The customer is always right.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

To the victor go the spoils.

East is east, and west is west.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Dead men tell no tales.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

It goes without saying.

Any port in a storm.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Give the Devil his due.

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

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Time is a great healer.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

No man is an island.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Even a worm will turn.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Manners maketh the man.

Children and fools tell the truth.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Money isn't everything.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

A golden key can open any door.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It's better to give than to receive.

Good things come to those who wait.

The Devil looks after his own.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Nine tailors make a man.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

One good deed deserves another.

The truth will out.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Accidents will happen.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Like father, like son.

Make love not war.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Each to their own.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

He who hesitates is lost.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

History repeats itself.

Faith will move mountains.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

It's never too late to mend.

Everyone has their price.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The wages of sin is death.

Life is what you make it.

When one door shuts, another opens.

A poor worker blames the tools.

First come, first served.

It takes one to know one.

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

Charity begins at home.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

All's well that ends well.

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

Every dog has its day.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A fish always rots from the head.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

All the world loves a lover.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Bad money drives out good.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Money is the root of all evil.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

Revenge is sweet.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Might is right.

What goes up must come down.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Crime doesn't pay.

All things must pass.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

You are what you eat.

Misery loves company.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

While there is life, there is hope.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Every stick has two ends.

More haste, less speed.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Love is blind.

To every thing there is a season.

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

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

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

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

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

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Good talk saves the food.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't shoot the messenger.

The more the merrier.

Time flies.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Haste makes waste.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Third time lucky.

Man does not live by bread alone.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Enough is enough.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Home is where the heart is.

Less is more.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Time is money.

Ignorance is bliss.

All you need is love.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

There is honour among thieves.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Live and let live.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

There's no time like the present.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

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

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

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Horses for courses.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

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

Silence is golden.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The bigger, the better.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Better safe than sorry.

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

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Hope springs eternal.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Quid pro quo.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Tomorrow never comes.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't get mad, get even.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Hide in plain sight.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Seeing is believing.

Every picture tells a story.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The early bird gets the worm.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

No pain, no gain.

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

A thing begun is half done.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

Let well alone.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Don't rock the boat.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There's no place like home.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Cheats never prosper.

Honesty is the best policy.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

All's fair in love and war.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

God helps those who help themselves.

Clothes do not make the man.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Nothing new under the sun.

Pearls of wisdom.

Learn to walk before you run.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

There's one born every minute.

The Devil is in the details.

Better late than never.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There's an exception to every rule.

Children should be seen and not heard.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Actions speak louder than words.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Let bygones be bygones.

There's a time and a place for everything.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The end justifies the means.

It's all grist to the mill.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Look before you leap.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Love makes the world go round.

Put your best foot forward.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

You can't make bricks without straw.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Make haste slowly.

Silence construes consent.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

All good things must come to an end.

Seek and you shall find.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

There's safety in numbers.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Business before pleasure.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

Money makes the world go round.

Birds of a feather flock together.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Blood is thicker than water.

Let the dead bury the dead.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

The best defence is a good offence.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Beware the Ides of March.