A man is known by his friends.

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

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

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Never speak ill of the dead.

There's no smoke without fire.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Let bygones be bygones.

Life is what you make it.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Fortune favours the brave.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Money talks.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Practice what you preach.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Forgive and forget.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Patience is a virtue.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Beggars can't be choosers.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Faith will move mountains.

Everyone has their price.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Go the extra mile.

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

Keep your powder dry.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Good talk saves the food.

Accidents will happen.

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Cold hands, warm heart.

History repeats itself.

A house is not a home.

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

Money makes the world go round.

There is honour among thieves.

It takes one to know one.

Love will find a way.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Revenge is sweet.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

All you need is love.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Paddle your own canoe.

Waste not, want not.

Count your blessings.

First come, first served.

A cat has nine lives.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A bad penny always turns up.

It's better to give than to receive.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Quid pro quo.

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

Tomorrow is another day.

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

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Big fish eat little fish.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Live and learn.

Give the Devil his due.

No pain, no gain.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

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

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

An army marches on its stomach.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

All things must pass.

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

In the midst of life we are in death.

The exception which proves the rule.

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

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

Seeing is believing.

All's well that ends well.

All good things must come to an end.

He who hesitates is lost.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Physician, heal thyself.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All publicity is good publicity.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

God helps those who help themselves.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

There's no time like the present.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

What goes up must come down.

The Devil is in the details.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

East, west, home's best.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Every stick has two ends.

The show must go on.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The customer is always right.

Speak as you find.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your chin up.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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

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

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

If you build it, they will come.

Misery loves company.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

Hide in plain sight.

Oil and water don't mix.

Two heads are better than one.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Many hands make light work.

You are what you eat.

Manners maketh the man.

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

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Ignorance is bliss.

Beware the Ides of March.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Seek and you shall find.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Silence is golden.

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

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Each to their own.

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

Make love not war.

What goes around comes around.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

A fish always rots from the head.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The best-laid plans go astray.

The truth will out.

Don't shoot the messenger.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Wonders will never cease.

Still waters run deep.

It's never too late to mend.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Tomorrow never comes.

A good man is hard to find.

Share and share alike.

Only fools and horses work.

No news is good news.

Crime doesn't pay.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

The age of miracles is past.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Pearls of wisdom.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

All's fair in love and war.

Never tell tales out of school.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

The Devil looks after his own.

It never rains but it pours.

Better safe than sorry.

Let well alone.

It goes without saying.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Variety is the spice of life.

Look before you leap.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Fight the good fight.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Less said, soon mended.

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

More haste, less speed.

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

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

All roads lead to Rome.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Do as I say, not as I do.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

It's best to be on the safe side.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The end justifies the means.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Bad money drives out good.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Time is money.

Every dog has its day.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Handsome is as handsome does.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Business before pleasure.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Money is the root of all evil.

Slow but sure.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

There is no accounting for tastes.

There's one born every minute.

You are never too old to learn.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Time flies.

Love is blind.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Different strokes for different folks.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

You reap what you sow.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Let the buyer beware.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

First things first.

For everything there is a season.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't get mad, get even.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It's all grist to the mill.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Make haste slowly.

Get out while the getting is good.

To the victor go the spoils.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Silence construes consent.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Money isn't everything.

Live and let live.

Never give a sucker an even break.

All that glitters is not gold.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Hope springs eternal.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Actions speak louder than words.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A cat may look at a king.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Every picture tells a story.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

You can't take it with you.

Persuasion is better than force.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't throw good money after bad.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Horses for courses.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Haste makes waste.

Only the good die young.

Walls have ears.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Put your best foot forward.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Cheats never prosper.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Clothes do not make the man.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Bad news travels fast.

Another day, another dollar.

Third time lucky.

It takes two to tango.

A poor worker blames the tools.

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

A leopard can't change its spots.

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

Practice makes perfect.

There's safety in numbers.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A golden key can open any door.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't rock the boat.

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

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

Better late than never.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Truth will out.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Opposites attract.

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

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

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

One hand washes the other.

Good things come to those who wait.

Enough is enough.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Life begins at forty.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Good things come in small packages.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Nothing new under the sun.

The leopard does not change his spots.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Great minds think alike.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Even a worm will turn.

All the world loves a lover.

One good deed deserves another.

No man is an island.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Knowledge is power.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Time is a great healer.

Time will tell.

Grief divided is made lighter.

An man's home is his castle.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Seize the day.

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

The best is the enemy of the good.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

You can't always get what you want.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A stitch in time saves nine.

To every thing there is a season.

The bigger, the better.

Honesty is the best policy.

Dead men tell no tales.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Home is where the heart is.

The early bird gets the worm.

A thing begun is half done.

Possession is nine points of the law.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Talk is cheap.