Beauty is only skin deep.

He who hesitates is lost.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

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

A good man is hard to find.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

There's safety in numbers.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

The show must go on.

Live and learn.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

All publicity is good publicity.

Third time lucky.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

You are what you eat.

Like father, like son.

No man can serve two masters.

One good deed deserves another.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A house is not a home.

There's no fool like an old fool.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

A picture paints a thousand words.

For everything there is a season.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Slow and steady wins the race.

No rest for the wicked.

A fish always rots from the head.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

It never rains but it pours.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Even a worm will turn.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Still waters run deep.

What can't be cured must be endured.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The best defence is a good offence.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Time is money.

Silence construes consent.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Always put your best foot forward.

Paddle your own canoe.

Forgive and forget.

Love will find a way.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

All good things come to those that wait.

Money makes the world go round.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A thing begun is half done.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

All you need is love.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There's no place like home.

A watched pot never boils.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

If you can't be good, be careful.

First things first.

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

Good things come in small packages.

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

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

It goes without saying.

You are never too old to learn.

Fortune favours the brave.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Haste makes waste.

Seek and you shall find.

Honesty is the best policy.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Cold hands, warm heart.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Fight fire with fire.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

It's all grist to the mill.

Physician, heal thyself.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Little pitchers have big ears.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Attack is the best form of defence.

What goes around comes around.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There is honour among thieves.

Nothing new under the sun.

Seize the day.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

First come, first served.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Possession is nine points of the law.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Learn to walk before you run.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Everyone has their price.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Make haste slowly.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

It takes one to know one.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Moderation in all things.

Never tell tales out of school.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

A new broom sweeps clean.

History repeats itself.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Good talk saves the food.

It takes two to tango.

Time is a great healer.

Any port in a storm.

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Love makes the world go round.

The wages of sin is death.

Let the buyer beware.

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

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Patience is a virtue.

Bad news travels fast.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

All the world loves a lover.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Time will tell.

Hide in plain sight.

There's one born every minute.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Life begins at forty.

Nine tailors make a man.

All good things must come to an end.

The exception which proves the rule.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

A person is known by the company they keep.

East is east, and west is west.

Every picture tells a story.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Money isn't everything.

Tomorrow is another day.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Give credit where credit is due.

One hand washes the other.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Nothing succeeds like success.

It's never too late to mend.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

To every thing there is a season.

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

Speak as you find.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

The Devil looks after his own.

Keep your chin up.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Live and let live.

There's no time like the present.

Dead men tell no tales.

Horses for courses.

You can't always get what you want.

Enough is enough.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Many hands make light work.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Charity begins at home.

Appearances can be deceptive.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Make love not war.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Money talks.

Walls have ears.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

A man is known by his friends.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Accidents will happen.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The age of miracles is past.

Faith will move mountains.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Better late than never.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Great minds think alike.

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

Go the extra mile.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

More haste, less speed.

Half a loaf is better than none.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

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

Business before pleasure.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Truth will out.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Another day, another dollar.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Christmas comes but once a year.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You can't win them all.

Small things amuse small minds.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

A cat has nine lives.

Each to their own.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Crime doesn't pay.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Clothes do not make the man.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

No pain, no gain.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Quid pro quo.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Waste not, want not.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Never go to bed on an argument.

Don't get mad, get even.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Seeing is believing.

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

The end justifies the means.

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

Less is more.

You can't take it with you.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Revenge is sweet.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Big fish eat little fish.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Cheats never prosper.

You reap what you sow.

East, west, home's best.

Different strokes for different folks.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

While there is life, there is hope.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The bigger, the better.

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

Life is what you make it.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Every stick has two ends.

Tomorrow never comes.

One swallow does not a summer make.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

There are two sides to every question.

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

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Birds of a feather flock together.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Slow but sure.

Money is the root of all evil.

What goes up must come down.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

If you build it, they will come.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Every dog has its day.

Ignorance is bliss.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Good things come to those who wait.

Wonders will never cease.

It's better to give than to receive.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Only the good die young.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Pride comes before a fall.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Fight the good fight.

Children and fools tell the truth.

A golden key can open any door.

A word to the wise is enough.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Practice what you preach.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The Devil is in the details.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

No man is an island.

In the midst of life we are in death.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You win some, you lose some.

Misery loves company.

The customer is always right.

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

Less said, soon mended.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

No news is good news.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

All's well that ends well.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Let well alone.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

The best things in life are free.

Give the Devil his due.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Practice makes perfect.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Time flies.

Look before you leap.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Count your blessings.

A dog is a man's best friend.

There's an exception to every rule.

Actions speak louder than words.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Pearls of wisdom.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

An army marches on its stomach.

Might is right.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Keep your powder dry.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

All things must pass.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The best-laid plans go astray.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Put your best foot forward.