Fine words butter no parsnips.

The truth will out.

Each to their own.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Live and let live.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Charity begins at home.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Don't rock the boat.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

You win some, you lose some.

Blood is thicker than water.

Misery loves company.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Good things come in small packages.

For everything there is a season.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Forewarned is forearmed.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Less is more.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Quid pro quo.

Cheats never prosper.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Time is a great healer.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't get mad, get even.

All that glitters is not gold.

Money is the root of all evil.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Bad money drives out good.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Tomorrow never comes.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

There is honour among thieves.

Learn to walk before you run.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

First come, first served.

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

There's no time like the present.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

You can't always get what you want.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Many hands make light work.

No man can serve two masters.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

All you need is love.

Always put your best foot forward.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Slow but sure.

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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

A cat may look at a king.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Love makes the world go round.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

What goes up must come down.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Everyone has their price.

Truth will out.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Dead men tell no tales.

What goes around comes around.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

More haste, less speed.

Easy come, easy go.

To the victor go the spoils.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

A watched pot never boils.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

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

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The leopard does not change his spots.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Make love not war.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

No pain, no gain.

There's safety in numbers.

Only the good die young.

There's one born every minute.

One hand washes the other.

Variety is the spice of life.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Live and learn.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

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

Life begins at forty.

Enough is enough.

Let the buyer beware.

An man's home is his castle.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Beware the Ides of March.

The bigger, the better.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The best things in life are free.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

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

You are what you eat.

No news is good news.

Appearances can be deceptive.

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Once a thief, always a thief.

The Devil looks after his own.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Pride comes before a fall.

Keep your powder dry.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

Opposites attract.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Walls have ears.

Talk is cheap.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

One good deed deserves another.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

There's no place like home.

Different strokes for different folks.

Make haste slowly.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Still waters run deep.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Like father, like son.

It's all grist to the mill.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Life is what you make it.

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

The wages of sin is death.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

No man is an island.

Fight fire with fire.

Money isn't everything.

First things first.

Waste not, want not.

Fortune favours the brave.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A cat has nine lives.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Revenge is sweet.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Practice what you preach.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Big fish eat little fish.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Half a loaf is better than none.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

There's no smoke without fire.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

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

Let bygones be bygones.

All's fair in love and war.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Less said, soon mended.

Haste makes waste.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Business before pleasure.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Good fences make good neighbours.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Two heads are better than one.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

It's never too late to mend.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Make hay while the sun shines.

It's the singer not the song.

Count your blessings.

Third time lucky.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Great minds think alike.

Love is blind.

The show must go on.

A golden key can open any door.

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

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

Better safe than sorry.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

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

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

The end justifies the means.

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

Wonders will never cease.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Actions speak louder than words.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Let the dead bury the dead.

The best defence is a good offence.

Clothes do not make the man.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A house is not a home.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

It's better to give than to receive.

You can't win them all.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Look before you leap.

A fish always rots from the head.

Every stick has two ends.

Physician, heal thyself.

The best-laid plans go astray.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

East, west, home's best.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Seize the day.

Stupid is as stupid does.

If you build it, they will come.

Tomorrow is another day.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Nothing new under the sun.

History repeats itself.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Pearls of wisdom.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A person is known by the company they keep.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Patience is a virtue.

Get out while the getting is good.

In the midst of life we are in death.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Oil and water don't mix.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

You can't take it with you.

Time is money.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Forgive and forget.

Horses for courses.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

God helps those who help themselves.

It's best to be on the safe side.

East is east, and west is west.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

There are two sides to every question.

All the world loves a lover.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Hide in plain sight.

Virtue is its own reward.

Silence is golden.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Crime doesn't pay.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Home is where the heart is.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Let well alone.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Love will find a way.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

An army marches on its stomach.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A thing begun is half done.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Money talks.

He who hesitates is lost.

Small things amuse small minds.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

It takes two to tango.

The customer is always right.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

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

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

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

Accidents will happen.

Give the Devil his due.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Nine tailors make a man.

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

Money makes the world go round.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Practice makes perfect.

No man is an island.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

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

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Faith will move mountains.

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

Any port in a storm.

Silence construes consent.

Knowledge is power.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

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

Seeing is believing.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The more the merrier.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Even a worm will turn.

To every thing there is a season.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Better late than never.

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

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

There's one born every minute.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Only fools and horses work.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Moderation in all things.

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