A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Less said, soon mended.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Small things amuse small minds.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

Practice what you preach.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Less is more.

The Devil is in the details.

All roads lead to Rome.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Another day, another dollar.

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

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Ignorance is bliss.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

There's no time like the present.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Waste not, want not.

East, west, home's best.

A house is not a home.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Hope springs eternal.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Paddle your own canoe.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

It takes one to know one.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't rock the boat.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

You reap what you sow.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A man is known by his friends.

It takes two to tango.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

The customer is always right.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Home is where the heart is.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Seek and you shall find.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Fight the good fight.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

No pain, no gain.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Appearances can be deceptive.

All publicity is good publicity.

You win some, you lose some.

The best defence is a good offence.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

All's well that ends well.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Manners maketh the man.

Let bygones be bygones.

Two heads are better than one.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Still waters run deep.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Knowledge is power.

More haste, less speed.

Haste makes waste.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

A fish always rots from the head.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Time will tell.

Physician, heal thyself.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Love will find a way.

Good things come to those who wait.

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

Big fish eat little fish.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Don't get mad, get even.

East is east, and west is west.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

The end justifies the means.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

For everything there is a season.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Seize the day.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Make haste slowly.

No man is an island.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

What goes up must come down.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

You can't take it with you.

Different strokes for different folks.

Share and share alike.

It goes without saying.

Children should be seen and not heard.

It's never too late to mend.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Horses for courses.

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

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

Only fools and horses work.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

God helps those who help themselves.

The early bird gets the worm.

Go the extra mile.

Oil and water don't mix.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Blood is thicker than water.

Forgive and forget.

You are never too old to learn.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Walls have ears.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Marriages are made in heaven.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Life is what you make it.

Don't throw good money after bad.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Slow but sure.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

A golden key can open any door.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

Money isn't everything.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Any port in a storm.

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

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

Charity begins at home.

Fortune favours the brave.

A cat has nine lives.

While there is life, there is hope.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

A watched pot never boils.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You are what you eat.

Good things come in small packages.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Better late than never.

Even a worm will turn.

No man can serve two masters.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Silence is golden.

Count your blessings.

There's one born every minute.

Tomorrow is another day.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Look before you leap.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Better safe than sorry.

To every thing there is a season.

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

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Let well alone.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Honesty is the best policy.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Talk is cheap.

The truth will out.

Time flies.

Clothes do not make the man.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Pearls of wisdom.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Virtue is its own reward.

Faith will move mountains.

Time is money.

Live and learn.

There's no smoke without fire.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Might is right.

All that glitters is not gold.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Keep your chin up.

All's fair in love and war.

Good talk saves the food.

Everyone has their price.

Time is a great healer.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Revenge is sweet.

Every stick has two ends.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The show must go on.

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

There are two sides to every question.

No rest for the wicked.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All good things must come to an end.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Opposites attract.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

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

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Get out while the getting is good.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A thing begun is half done.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Money makes the world go round.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Moderation in all things.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Always put your best foot forward.

Like father, like son.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A word to the wise is enough.

The bigger, the better.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Third time lucky.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Life begins at forty.

Hide in plain sight.

There's no place like home.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There's an exception to every rule.

Quid pro quo.

First come, first served.

You can have too much of a good thing.

The leopard does not change his spots.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Easy come, easy go.

First impressions are the most lasting.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Make hay while the sun shines.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

Cheats never prosper.

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

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

Money talks.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Give the Devil his due.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Dead men tell no tales.

Misery loves company.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Fight fire with fire.

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

The best things in life are free.

Only the good die young.

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

Never tell tales out of school.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Speak as you find.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

An man's home is his castle.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Put your best foot forward.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Truth will out.

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

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

Each to their own.

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

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

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

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

Crime doesn't pay.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

All good things come to those that wait.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Make love not war.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Love makes the world go round.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

Every picture tells a story.

All the world loves a lover.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

If the cap fits, wear it.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Tomorrow never comes.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Keep your powder dry.

He who hesitates is lost.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Silence construes consent.

Let the buyer beware.

To the victor go the spoils.

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

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Beggars can't be choosers.

History repeats itself.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's safety in numbers.

An army marches on its stomach.

Business before pleasure.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Give credit where credit is due.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Beware the Ides of March.

Great minds think alike.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Good fences make good neighbours.

Live and let live.

All you need is love.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Bad news travels fast.

The wages of sin is death.

The more the merrier.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Nine tailors make a man.