A fish always rots from the head.

Time is a great healer.

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

It's all grist to the mill.

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

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

Might is right.

Always put your best foot forward.

In the midst of life we are in death.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Enough is as good as a feast.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Tomorrow never comes.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Haste makes waste.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

Cheats never prosper.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

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

Look before you leap.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Easy come, easy go.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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

Forgive and forget.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Beware the Ides of March.

Faith will move mountains.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

The end justifies the means.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

What goes around comes around.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Talk is cheap.

Less said, soon mended.

You are never too old to learn.

Fortune favours the brave.

No man is an island.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A person is known by the company they keep.

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

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

The best things in life are free.

Don't get mad, get even.

If the cap fits, wear it.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

An army marches on its stomach.

Grief divided is made lighter.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Money talks.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Money makes the world go round.

No news is good news.

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

Seize the day.

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

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Go the extra mile.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

You can't take it with you.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Nine tailors make a man.

Count your blessings.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Waste not, want not.

Share and share alike.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Put your best foot forward.

All you need is love.

A watched pot never boils.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Silence construes consent.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Give credit where credit is due.

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

Any port in a storm.

Home is where the heart is.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Honesty is the best policy.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

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

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Time will tell.

First come, first served.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

No pain, no gain.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Ignorance is bliss.

To every thing there is a season.

The exception which proves the rule.

Great minds think alike.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Slow but sure.

What goes up must come down.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Possession is nine points of the law.

There's one born every minute.

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

Marriages are made in heaven.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Less is more.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Let bygones be bygones.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

If you build it, they will come.

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

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Life is what you make it.

It's never too late to mend.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

History repeats itself.

Pride comes before a fall.

You reap what you sow.

Man does not live by bread alone.

All's fair in love and war.

The more the merrier.

Good talk saves the food.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Keep your powder dry.

Clothes do not make the man.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A golden key can open any door.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Accidents will happen.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Patience is a virtue.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Learn to walk before you run.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Misery loves company.

Small things amuse small minds.

Persuasion is better than force.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Tomorrow is another day.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Truth will out.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

All good things come to those that wait.

Love makes the world go round.

Horses for courses.

Love will find a way.

Still waters run deep.

The age of miracles is past.

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Fight fire with fire.

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

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The truth will out.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Another day, another dollar.

Everyone has their price.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The customer is always right.

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

Let well alone.

Bad money drives out good.

Do as I say, not as I do.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Every dog has its day.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Big fish eat little fish.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Pearls of wisdom.

There's an exception to every rule.

Nothing new under the sun.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Opposites attract.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Good things come to those who wait.

There's no time like the present.

Many hands make light work.

There is honour among thieves.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Good fences make good neighbours.

Actions speak louder than words.

All the world loves a lover.

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

There's no smoke without fire.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

It takes two to tango.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

No rest for the wicked.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Never tell tales out of school.

Wonders will never cease.

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

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Walls have ears.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

A thing begun is half done.

Never give a sucker an even break.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fight the good fight.

Every stick has two ends.

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

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Beggars can't be choosers.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Paddle your own canoe.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A cat may look at a king.

Each to their own.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Enough is enough.

While there is life, there is hope.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Like father, like son.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

One hand washes the other.

Silence is golden.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Knowledge is power.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Revenge is sweet.

One good deed deserves another.

You can't win them all.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

All publicity is good publicity.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

The bigger, the better.

A cat has nine lives.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Practice what you preach.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Only fools and horses work.

It goes without saying.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Make haste slowly.

Only the good die young.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A dog is a man's best friend.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Variety is the spice of life.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

For everything there is a season.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

There are two sides to every question.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Live and learn.

A man is known by his friends.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A bad penny always turns up.

East, west, home's best.

Business before pleasure.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Blood is thicker than water.

Don't change horses in midstream.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

You win some, you lose some.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Make love not war.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Physician, heal thyself.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

To the victor go the spoils.

An man's home is his castle.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Time flies.

Live and let live.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Better safe than sorry.

Third time lucky.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

There's no place like home.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

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

Love is blind.

First things first.

Seek and you shall find.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

It never rains but it pours.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

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

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

The wages of sin is death.

The early bird gets the worm.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

A word to the wise is enough.

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

The pen is mightier than sword.

The Devil is in the details.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Different strokes for different folks.

Virtue is its own reward.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Good things come in small packages.

Once a thief, always a thief.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Time is money.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

God helps those who help themselves.

Life begins at forty.

The Devil looks after his own.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The best defence is a good offence.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

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

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Charity begins at home.

A house is not a home.

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

Better late than never.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Bad news travels fast.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Moderation in all things.

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

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Manners maketh the man.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Seeing is believing.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Let the buyer beware.