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

The Devil looks after his own.

Waste not, want not.

Handsome is as handsome does.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

You are what you eat.

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

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Beauty is only skin deep.

All good things must come to an end.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

There's one born every minute.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Always put your best foot forward.

Great minds think alike.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

No rest for the wicked.

Any port in a storm.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Accidents will happen.

Practice makes perfect.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Home is where the heart is.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Opposites attract.

You can't win them all.

No pain, no gain.

Curiosity killed the cat.

You can't always get what you want.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Haste makes waste.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

The customer is always right.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Less said, soon mended.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Tomorrow never comes.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A fish always rots from the head.

Charity begins at home.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A bad penny always turns up.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Money isn't everything.

Different strokes for different folks.

Horses for courses.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Two heads are better than one.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Get out while the getting is good.

Might is right.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Speak as you find.

You are never too old to learn.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Less is more.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

All you need is love.

Crime doesn't pay.

One hand washes the other.

Easy come, easy go.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Patience is a virtue.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Time will tell.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Forgive and forget.

Money is the root of all evil.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The show must go on.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Business before pleasure.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Fight the good fight.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Only fools and horses work.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

If you can't be good, be careful.

East, west, home's best.

The more the merrier.

Enough is enough.

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

Seize the day.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

A watched pot never boils.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Christmas comes but once a year.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

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

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

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

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Revenge is sweet.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Blood is thicker than water.

Better safe than sorry.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

A thing begun is half done.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

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

Love will find a way.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

All's well that ends well.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Grief divided is made lighter.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Persuasion is better than force.

Good things come in small packages.

Walls have ears.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

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

It's the singer not the song.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There's an exception to every rule.

Forewarned is forearmed.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The bigger, the better.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Look before you leap.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

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

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Only the good die young.

Time and tide wait for no one.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

The Devil is in the details.

Quid pro quo.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

Brevity is the soul of wit.

There are two sides to every question.

What goes around comes around.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

Give the Devil his due.

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

Share and share alike.

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

You win some, you lose some.

Bad news travels fast.

Honesty is the best policy.

Money makes the world go round.

You can have too much of a good thing.

It never rains but it pours.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Moderation in all things.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A word to the wise is enough.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Slow but sure.

Many hands make light work.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

All the world loves a lover.

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Good fences make good neighbours.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

It takes one to know one.

Good talk saves the food.

Pearls of wisdom.

Time is money.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Live and learn.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

What goes up must come down.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Better late than never.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It's better to give than to receive.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Don't rock the boat.

Faith will move mountains.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

It's never too late to mend.

You can't make bricks without straw.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

First come, first served.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Pride comes before a fall.

It takes two to tango.

The best things in life are free.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

All good things come to those that wait.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Manners maketh the man.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

To the victor go the spoils.

Time flies.

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

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

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

Love makes the world go round.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

It's all grist to the mill.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

Silence is golden.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There's no smoke without fire.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The early bird gets the worm.

All roads lead to Rome.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

All that glitters is not gold.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Live and let live.

An army marches on its stomach.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

If you build it, they will come.

There's no place like home.

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

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Life is what you make it.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Never tell tales out of school.

Hope springs eternal.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Cheats never prosper.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Every dog has its day.

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

Hide in plain sight.

Do as I say, not as I do.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Silence construes consent.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Make haste slowly.

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

First things first.

More haste, less speed.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Possession is nine points of the law.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

He who hesitates is lost.

To every thing there is a season.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

No man can serve two masters.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Little pitchers have big ears.

One swallow does not a summer make.

The truth will out.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Count your blessings.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't get mad, get even.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Once a thief, always a thief.

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

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Fight fire with fire.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Talk is cheap.

Every picture tells a story.

Give credit where credit is due.

No news is good news.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Truth will out.

Let well alone.

Let the buyer beware.

Big fish eat little fish.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Let bygones be bygones.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

There is honour among thieves.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

The end justifies the means.

Third time lucky.

One good deed deserves another.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

There's no time like the present.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Tomorrow is another day.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Time is a great healer.

Beware the Ides of March.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Seek and you shall find.

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

Every cloud has a silver lining.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You reap what you sow.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Another day, another dollar.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

An man's home is his castle.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Good things come to those who wait.

While there is life, there is hope.

No man is an island.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

A house is not a home.

Still waters run deep.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

For everything there is a season.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Keep your chin up.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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

A man is known by his friends.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

All publicity is good publicity.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

All things must pass.

Dead men tell no tales.

Ignorance is bliss.

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

The wages of sin is death.

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

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

The best defence is a good offence.

You can't take it with you.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Like father, like son.

A cat may look at a king.

Learn to walk before you run.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.